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==2018 re-election bid==
==2018 re-election bid==
On November 6, 2018, Higgins in a field of seven candidates, defeated fellow Republican [[Josh Guillory]], a [[Lafayette]] lawyer who served in the [[United States Army]] in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. Guillory carries the endorsement of President Trump's attorney, [[Rudy Giuliani]], the former [[mayor]] of [[New York City]]. Giuliani backs Guillory because Giuliani's paramour, Jennifer LeBlanc, left the employment of Representative Higgins, reportedly on good terms, but she opposes the congressman's re-election. Giuliani and LeBlanc hosted a fund-raiser for Guillory. Guillory called his opponent "a phony and a hypocrite," having cited Higgins' vote to raise the [[Federal Debt Limit|debt ceiling]]. "At some point, we have to take fiscal responsibility seriously. I will not vote to increase our national debt. We have got to get our spending under control." Guillory claims that Higgins has put party politics above his constituents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_32ae7c1a-8d25-11e8-ba7b-3b790348324c.html|title=A day with one-of-a-kind U. S. Rep. Clay Higgins: 'Dog the Bounty Hunter', motorcycles, tattoos, more|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 21, 2018|author=Elizabeth Crisp|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}</ref>
On November 6, 2018, Higgins in a field of seven candidates, defeated fellow Republican [[Josh Guillory]], a [[Lafayette]] lawyer who served in the [[United States Army]] in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. Guillory carries the endorsement of President Trump's attorney, [[Rudy Giuliani]], the former [[mayor]] of [[New York City]]. Giuliani backs Guillory because Giuliani's paramour, Jennifer LeBlanc, left the employment of Representative Higgins, reportedly on good terms, but she opposes the congressman's re-election. Giuliani and LeBlanc hosted a fund-raiser for Guillory, who lambasted Higgins as "a phony and a hypocrite," having cited Higgins' vote to raise the [[Federal Debt Limit|debt ceiling]]. "At some point, we have to take fiscal responsibility seriously. I will not vote to increase our national debt. We have got to get our spending under control." Guillory claims that Higgins has put party politics above his constituents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_32ae7c1a-8d25-11e8-ba7b-3b790348324c.html|title=A day with one-of-a-kind U. S. Rep. Clay Higgins: 'Dog the Bounty Hunter', motorcycles, tattoos, more|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 21, 2018|author=Elizabeth Crisp|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}</ref>
Trump, however, remains committed to Higgins, who has been highly supportive of the president's [[MAGA]] agenda. Higgins said that he was confident that he could defeat Guillory or the five other opponents seeking the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_b320e976-74e5-11e8-9f51-f75c8096273c.html|title=Trump endorses Higgins after Giuliani backs opponent his girlfriend works for|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 20, 2018|accessdate=June 22, 2018}}</ref>
Trump, however, remains committed to Higgins, who has been highly supportive of the president's [[MAGA]] agenda. Higgins said that he was confident that he could defeat Guillory or the five other opponents seeking the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_b320e976-74e5-11e8-9f51-f75c8096273c.html|title=Trump endorses Higgins after Giuliani backs opponent his girlfriend works for|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 20, 2018|accessdate=June 22, 2018}}</ref>