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|name=Robert Emmet Couhig, Jr.​<br>

|name=Robert Emmet "Rob" Couhig, Jr.​<br>

(Louisiana businessman,<br>attorney, and politician)

(Louisiana businessman,<br>attorney, and politician)

| birth_date=April 20, 1949​

| birth_date=April 20, 1949​

'''Robert Emmet Couhig, Jr.''', known as '''Rob Couhig''' (born April 20, 1949), is an [[attorney]], [[business]]man, entrepreneur, [[Republican Party|Republican]] political activist, and a former [[radio]] talk show host from his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. His last political foray was into the 2010 [[mayor]]al election in New Orleans.​

'''Robert Emmet Couhig, Jr.''', known as '''Rob Couhig''' (born April 20, 1949), is an [[attorney]], [[business]]man, entrepreneur, [[Republican Party|Republican]] political activist, and a former [[radio]] talk show host from his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. His last political foray was into the 2010 [[mayor]]al election in New Orleans.​

A former partner of the Adams and Reese law firm, Couhig now leads Couhig Partners. He has twice been a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. A persistent Republican in a heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] city, he was defeated in a race for mayor of New Orleans in the spring of 2006 by the incumbent, [[Ray Nagin]]. He is also known for bringing to the city the minor league [[baseball]] team, the New Orleans Zephyrs.

A former partner of the Adams and Reese law firm, Couhig now leads Couhig Partners. He has twice been a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. A persistent Republican in a heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] city, he was defeated in a race for mayor of New Orleans in the spring of 2006 by the incumbent, [[Ray Nagin]]. He is also known for bringing the minor league [[baseball]] team, the Zephyrs, to New Orleans.

==Background==

==Background==

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Couhig raised some $200,000 (nearly 625,000 in 2019 dollars), a large amount at that time for a challenger in a difficult district. Lindy Boggs was the winner; she polled 45,091 votes (63.8 percent) to Couhig's 25,512 (36.2 percent). She was never seriously challenged in all of her congressional races between 1973 and 1988, when she won her last term. Couhig was actually among the stronger opponents that Boggs ever faced. Another candidate in the 1980 congressional race, Democrat Clyde F. Bel, Jr., of New Orleans, had served in the Louisiana House with Couhig's half-brother, Sam LeBlanc. Bel finished with less than 5 percent of the ballots cast.​

Couhig raised some $200,000 (nearly 625,000 in 2019 dollars), a large amount at that time for a challenger in a difficult district. Lindy Boggs was the winner; she polled 45,091 votes (63.8 percent) to Couhig's 25,512 (36.2 percent). She was never seriously challenged in all of her congressional races between 1973 and 1988, when she won her last term. Couhig was actually among the stronger opponents that Boggs ever faced. Another candidate in the 1980 congressional race, Democrat Clyde F. Bel, Jr., of New Orleans, had served in the Louisiana House with Couhig's half-brother, Sam LeBlanc. Bel finished with less than 5 percent of the ballots cast.​

 

The 2nd congressional district did not support a Republican candidate for Congress until the [[general election]] held on December 6, 2008, when the [[Vietnam]]ese refugee, [[Joseph Cao]], unseated the scandal-plagued [[William J. Jefferson]], who had succeeded Mrs. Boggs in 1991. Cao, however, was quickly unseated in the 2010 general election by the African-American Democrat [[Cedric Richmond]].​

The 2nd congressional district did not support a Republican candidate for Congress until the [[general election]] held on December 6, 2008, when the [[Vietnam]]ese refugee, [[Joseph Cao]], unseated the scandal-plagued [[William J. Jefferson]], who had succeeded Mrs. Boggs in 1991. Cao, however, was quickly unseated in the 2010 general election by the African-American Democrat [[Cedric Richmond]].​

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Couhig then co-hosted ''The Rob and Bo Show,'' a weekly radio talk show on WRNO-FM with Bo Walker, until it was canceled at the end of January 2008. <ref> [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20080130/ai_n21217341/]​</ref>

Couhig then co-hosted ''The Rob and Bo Show,'' a weekly radio talk show on WRNO-FM with Bo Walker, until it was canceled at the end of January 2008. <ref> [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20080130/ai_n21217341/]​</ref>

===Last bid for mayor, 2010===​

=Last bid for mayor, 2010==

 

In December 2009, Couhig announced his candidacy in the 2010 New Orleans mayoral election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Couhig-enters-mayors-race-through-cyber-gateway/-7dk4dVf7Emyw6NFkgq1WQ.cspx|title=</ref> He finished fourth in the race with 5 percent of the ballots cast. The race was won by the Democrat Mitch Landrieu, an unsuccessful candidate in 2007, who received 65 percent of the vote. Couhig's half-brother, Sam LeBlanc, had run for mayor in 1986 and finished with 25 percent of the vote, a strong third-place showing in a multi-candidate primary field,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 1, 1986.</ref> but victory in the runoff that year went to the African-American Democrat Sidney Barthelemy.​

In December 2009, Couhig announced his candidacy in the 2010 New Orleans mayoral election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Couhig-enters-mayors-race-through-cyber-gateway/-7dk4dVf7Emyw6NFkgq1WQ.cspx|title=</ref> He finished fourth, with 5 percent of vote. The race was won by the Democrat Mitch Landrieu, an unsuccessful candidate in 2007, who received 65 percent of the vote. Couhig's half-brother, Sam LeBlanc, had run for mayor in 1986 and finished with 25 percent of the vote, a strong third-place showing in a multi-candidate primary field,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 1, 1986.</ref> but victory in the runoff that year went to the African-American Democrat Sidney Barthelemy.​

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