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'''Zachary Michael "Zach" Dasher''' (born January 12, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=</ref> is a pharmaceutical representative based in Calhoun west of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], who was an unsuccessful [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate and a favorite of the [[Tea Party movement]] for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in the [[primary]] election held on November 4, 2014.
'''Zachary Michael "Zach" Dasher''' (born January 12, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/zachary-dasher/|title=Zachary Dasher|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 19, 2020}}</ref> is a pharmaceutical representative based in Calhoun west of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], who was an unsuccessful [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate and a favorite of the [[Tea Party movement]] for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in the [[primary]] election held on November 4, 2014.
Dasher's celebrity maternal uncles are Phil and Si Robertson of the ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'' A&E [[television]] series.
Dasher's celebrity maternal uncles are Phil and Si Robertson of the ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'' A&E [[television]] series.
McAllister, a married man who ran on a platform of family values, was caught kissing a volunteer, the wife of one of McAllister's friends, two months after his election to Congress. After the breaking scandal, McAllister said that he would not run for a full term in the position but then announced his candidacy for reelection shortly after Dasher entered the race. The scandal has made McAllister seem vulnerable for a first-term incumbent. In addition to Mayo, McAllister drew a large field of Republican challengers, some of whom, like Holloway, supported McAllister in his 2013 special election runoff contest against then state Senator [[Neil Riser]], a Republican, who in 2020 became a state representative after having been term-limited in the upper chamber. Riser did not run in the regular 2014 election.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/election/2014/08/31/scandal-mcallister-lacks-incumbents-edge/14895331/|title=After scandal, McAllister lacks incumbent’s edge|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|first=Melinda Deslatte|date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>
McAllister, a married man who ran on a platform of family values, was caught kissing a volunteer, the wife of one of McAllister's friends, two months after his election to Congress. After the breaking scandal, McAllister said that he would not run for a full term in the position but then announced his candidacy for reelection shortly after Dasher entered the race. The scandal has made McAllister seem vulnerable for a first-term incumbent. In addition to Mayo, McAllister drew a large field of Republican challengers, some of whom, like Holloway, supported McAllister in his 2013 special election runoff contest against then state Senator [[Neil Riser]], a Republican, who in 2020 became a state representative after having been term-limited in the upper chamber. Riser did not run in the regular 2014 election.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/election/2014/08/31/scandal-mcallister-lacks-incumbents-edge/14895331/|title=After scandal, McAllister lacks incumbent’s edge|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|first=Melinda Deslatte|date=August 31, 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>
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>
In the November 4 primary, Dasher finished a strong third in the congressional race with 53,627 votes (22.4 percent). Incumbent Vance McAllister ran fourth with 26,608 (11 percent). Former Representative Clyde Holloway finished in fifth palace with 17,877 votes (7 percent). The contest proceeded to a [[runoff election]] in which Mayor Mayo<ref>[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] [[Mayor]] Jamie is a candidate for a fourth full term in office in the primary scheduled for April 4, 2020. He faces, among other opponents, an [[Independent]], business Friday Ellis.</ref> led the field with 67,611 primary votes (28.2 percent) and entered a runoff with Republican Dr. Ralph Abraham, who ran second with 55,489 primary votes (23.2 percent). Abraham finished 1,862 votes ahead of Dasher to gain the coveted runoff berth. 26,606 votes (11.1 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>
In the November 4 primary, Dasher finished a strong third in the congressional race with 53,627 votes (22.4 percent). Incumbent Vance McAllister ran fourth with 26,608 (11 percent). Former Representative Clyde Holloway finished in fifth palace with 17,877 votes (7 percent). The contest proceeded to a [[runoff election]] in which Mayor Mayo<ref>[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] [[Mayor]] Jamie is a candidate for a fourth full term in office in the primary scheduled for April 4, 2020. He faces, among other opponents, an [[Independent]], business Friday Ellis.</ref> led the field with 67,611 primary votes (28.2 percent) and entered a runoff with Republican Dr. Ralph Abraham, who ran second with 55,489 primary votes (23.2 percent). Abraham finished 1,862 votes ahead of Dasher to gain the coveted runoff berth. 26,606 votes (11.1 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>
In the general election on December 6, Abraham topped Mayo, 134,616 votes (64 percent) to 75,006 (36 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 6, 2014.</ref> In 2019, Abraham ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]]. With a third place finish, he lost a runoff berth to fellow Republican [[Eddie Rispone]] of [[Baton Rouge]].
In the general election on December 6, Abraham topped Mayo, 134,616 votes (64 percent) to 75,006 (36 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 6, 2014.</ref> In 2019, Abraham ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]]. With a third place finish, he lost a runoff berth to fellow Republican [[Eddie Rispone]] of [[Baton Rouge]].
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