Block, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
57,799
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 28:
Line 28: − +
→2014 congressional race
Before his declaration of candidacy for Congress in June 2014, Dasher had never before sought political office.
Before his declaration of candidacy for Congress in June 2014, Dasher had never before sought political office.
On June 16, Dasher announced his candidacy for the seat held by the short-term [[incumbent]], his fellow Republican Vance McAllister of Swartz], located northeast of Monroe in Ouachita Parish. In Louisiana's nonpartisan blanket primary, all candidates compete together on one ballot regardless of party affiliation. Since no candidate obtained a majority vote on November 4, the top two candidates entered a December 6 runoff election, officially called the [[general election]]. Two other Republicans, Ed Tarpley, the former district attorney for Grant Parish, and small businessman Andrew Harris Brown (born June 1965) of Monroe, the son of a former state senator, were the first candidates to enter the race. Other Republicans who ran, included the victorious [[Ralph Abraham]], a [[physician]] and a former [[veterinarian]] from Mangham in Richland Parish and former U.S. Representative and then Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Clyde C. Holloway (1943-2016) of Forest Hill in south Rapides Parish. Only one [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Mayor]] Jamie Mayo of Monroe, an [[African-American]], ran for the seat. Mayo had also been a candidate in the 2013 [[special election]] for the seat won by Vance McAllister. The ballot further included [[Green Party]] candidate Eliot S. Barron of [[New Orleans]], who lived outside the district, and [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Charles Saucier of Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana.<ref name="news-star">{{cite web|url = http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/11/duck-dynasty-cousin-leads-th-district-fund-raising/13889249/|title='Duck Dynasty' cousin leads 5th District fundraising |publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=September 15, 2014 |accessdate September 25, 2014|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]}}</ref>
On June 16, Dasher announced his candidacy for the seat held by the short-term [[incumbent]], his fellow Republican Vance McAllister of Swartz], located northeast of Monroe in Ouachita Parish. In Louisiana's nonpartisan blanket primary, all candidates compete together on one ballot regardless of party affiliation. Since no candidate obtained a majority vote on November 4, the top two candidates entered a December 6 runoff election, officially called the [[general election]]. Two other Republicans, Ed Tarpley, the former district attorney for Grant Parish, and small businessman Andrew Harris Brown (born June 1965) of Monroe, the son of a former state senator, were the first candidates to enter the race. Other Republicans who ran, included the victorious [[Ralph Abraham]], a [[physician]] and a former [[veterinarian]] from Mangham in Richland Parish and former U.S. Representative and then Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Clyde C. Holloway (1943-2016) of Forest Hill in south Rapides Parish. Only one [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], [[Mayor]] Jamie Mayo of Monroe, an [[African-American]], ran for the seat. Mayo had also been a candidate in the 2013 [[special election]] for the seat won by Vance McAllister. The ballot further included [[Green Party]] candidate Eliot S. Barron of [[New Orleans]], who lived outside the district, and [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Charles Saucier of Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana.<ref name="news-star">{{cite web|url= http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/11/duck-dynasty-cousin-leads-th-district-fund-raising/13889249/|title='Duck Dynasty' cousin leads 5th District fundraising |publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=September 15, 2014 |accessdate=February 19, 2020|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]}}</ref>
In his 2014 announcement, Dasher described his reasons for seeking the congressional seat:<blockquote>For too long, we've sat idly by while [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] politicians slowly gain control over every aspect of our lives. ... We did not send people to Washington to determine our rights. We sent them there to defend our rights, but that's not what they're doing.<ref name="hay ride">{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2014/06/more-ducks-for-congress-phil-robertson-nephew-announces-la-05-run/|title=More ducks for Congress: Phil Robertson's nephew announces LA-05 run|author=Scott McKay|publisher=''The Hay Ride'''|date=June 16, 2014|accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref></blockquote>
In his 2014 announcement, Dasher described his reasons for seeking the congressional seat:<blockquote>For too long, we've sat idly by while [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] politicians slowly gain control over every aspect of our lives. ... We did not send people to Washington to determine our rights. We sent them there to defend our rights, but that's not what they're doing.<ref name="hay ride">{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2014/06/more-ducks-for-congress-phil-robertson-nephew-announces-la-05-run/|title=More ducks for Congress: Phil Robertson's nephew announces LA-05 run|author=Scott McKay|publisher=''The Hay Ride'''|date=June 16, 2014|accessdate=September 28, 2014}}</ref></blockquote>