| | Dasher led in fundraising for the period officially reported in August, followed by Harris Brown and Ralph Abraham.<ref name="news-star"/> In September, Mayo received an endorsement from [[liberal]] then [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], the Democrat who, in her own hard-fought campaign for reelection, widely declined involvement in other candidates' races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/09/mary_landrieu_staying_out_of_e.html|title=Mary Landrieu staying out of Edwin Edwards' bid for Congress|newspape=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|author=Cole Avery|date=September 23, 2014|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> | | Dasher led in fundraising for the period officially reported in August, followed by Harris Brown and Ralph Abraham.<ref name="news-star"/> In September, Mayo received an endorsement from [[liberal]] then [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], the Democrat who, in her own hard-fought campaign for reelection, widely declined involvement in other candidates' races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/09/mary_landrieu_staying_out_of_e.html|title=Mary Landrieu staying out of Edwin Edwards' bid for Congress|newspape=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|author=Cole Avery|date=September 23, 2014|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> |
| | On September 23, Phil Robertson released a [[radio]] commercial endorsing his nephew.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://theadvocate.com/news/10350383-123/duck-commander-releases-radio-commercial|title = Duck Commander releases ad for Dasher|date=September 24, 2014|accessdate=September 24, 2014|page = 3A|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Mark Ballard | | On September 23, Phil Robertson released a [[radio]] commercial endorsing his nephew.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://theadvocate.com/news/10350383-123/duck-commander-releases-radio-commercial|title = Duck Commander releases ad for Dasher|date=September 24, 2014|accessdate=September 24, 2014|page = 3A|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Mark Ballard |
| | }}</ref> Dasher also carrids the backing of U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/29/texas-sen-cruz-endorses-dasher-th-district-race/18117127/|title=Texas Sen. Cruz endorses Dasher in 5th District race|first=Greg|last=Hilburn|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 29, 2014}}</ref> and [[Sarah Palin]], the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee. In her endorsement, Palin stressed Dasher's opposition to [[abortion]] and support for the Second Amendment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/10/palin-endorses-dasher-th-district-race/15428721/|title=Palin endorses Dasher in 5th district race|date=September 10, 2014|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=September 25, 2014}}</ref> Organizations backing Dasher included the [[political action committee]] of the [[Family Research Council]], headed by former Louisiana state Representative]] [[Tony Perkins]], Senate Conservatives Fund, and the [[Tea Party]], which claimed to be the nation's largest tea party PAC, [[Citizens United]], and the [[Club for Growth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/15/two-conservative-groups-endorse-dasher/17302963/|title=Two more conservative groups endorse Dasher|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 16, 2014}}</ref> | | }}</ref> Dasher also carrids the backing of U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/29/texas-sen-cruz-endorses-dasher-th-district-race/18117127/|title=Texas Sen. Cruz endorses Dasher in 5th District race|first=Greg|last=Hilburn|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 29, 2014}}</ref> and [[Sarah Palin]], the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee. In her endorsement, Palin stressed Dasher's opposition to [[abortion]] and support for the Second Amendment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/10/palin-endorses-dasher-th-district-race/15428721/|title=Palin endorses Dasher in 5th district race|date=September 10, 2014|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=September 25, 2014}}</ref> Organizations backing Dasher included the [[political action committee]] of the [[Family Research Council]], headed by former Louisiana state Representative]] [[Tony Perkins]], Senate Conservatives Fund, and the [[Tea Party]], which claimed to be the nation's largest tea party PAC, [[Citizens United]], and the [[Club for Growth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/15/two-conservative-groups-endorse-dasher/17302963/|title=Two more conservative groups endorse Dasher|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 16, 2014}}</ref> |