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Tarpley said that he had considered running in Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election held in the fall of  2013 to choose a successor to Republican [[Rodney Alexander]], who resigned to join the administration of then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]. However, Tarpley claimed that the timetable was too short to mount an effective campaign and he instead endorsed former U.S. Representative and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016) of Rapides Parish, who finished fourth in the balloting. Tarpley then switched his support to then state senator and now state Representative [[Neil Riser]] of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, the choice of the party establishment in the runoff election] against newcomer Vance McAllister,<ref name=polbio/> who carried Holloway's blessing in the second round of balloting. ​

Tarpley said that he had considered running in Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election held in the fall of  2013 to choose a successor to Republican [[Rodney Alexander]], who resigned to join the administration of then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]. However, Tarpley claimed that the timetable was too short to mount an effective campaign and he instead endorsed former U.S. Representative and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016) of Rapides Parish, who finished fourth in the balloting. Tarpley then switched his support to then state senator and now state Representative [[Neil Riser]] of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, the choice of the party establishment in the runoff election] against newcomer Vance McAllister,<ref name=polbio/> who carried Holloway's blessing in the second round of balloting. ​

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With McAllister, a married man, having been videotaped in December 2013 kissing a married female congressional aide and the wife of McAllister's close friend, questions have arisen about his personal ethics and continued electability.<ref name=tarpleytorun/> Tarpley challenged as "unconscionable"  McAllister's support for a budget resolution backed by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]] that cut benefits to veterans while "dramatically expanding the welfare state."<ref name=polbio/> He favored the [[repeal]] of Obama's [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] of 2010 and the establishment of free-market reforms to promote patients' rights and freedom of choice.<ref name=polbio/>Tarpley vowed to wage an:​<blockquote>​

With McAllister, a married man, having been videotaped in December 2013 kissing a married female congressional aide and the wife of McAllister's close friend, questions have arisen about his personal ethics and continued electability.<ref name=tarpleytorun/> Tarpley challenged as "unconscionable"  McAllister's support for a budget resolution backed by then [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]] that cut benefits to veterans while "dramatically expanding the welfare state."<ref name=polbio/> He favored the repeal of Obama's [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] of 2010 and the establishment of free-market reforms to promote patients' rights and freedom of choice.<ref name=polbio/>Tarpley vowed to wage an:​<blockquote>​

issues-based campaign in which I will compare and contrast the differences between my opponent and myself. I will not make this campaign about personality, but instead I will focus on the need to elect the right representative ... We must elect men and women of strong moral character with a commitment to ethical behavior and a willingness to serve ...<ref name=polbio/></blockquote>​

issues-based campaign in which I will compare and contrast the differences between my opponent and myself. I will not make this campaign about personality, but instead I will focus on the need to elect the right representative ... We must elect men and women of strong moral character with a commitment to ethical behavior and a willingness to serve ...<ref name=polbio/></blockquote>McAllister announced on April 28, 2014 that he would not seek reelection to a full House term. He said that his marriage and family remain solid through the crisis and that his decision not to run again had nothing to do with the prior opposition of Governor Jindal or the state Republican Chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140428/NEWS01/140428008/McAllister-won-t-seek-re-election|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|title=McAllister won't seek reelection|date=April 28, 2014|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref>​

 

McAllister announced on April 28, 2014 that he would not seek reelection to a full House term. He said that his marriage and family remain solid through the crisis and that his decision not to run again had nothing to do with the prior opposition of Governor Jindal or the state Republican Chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140428/NEWS01/140428008/McAllister-won-t-seek-re-election|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|title=McAllister won't seek reelection|date=April 28, 2014|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref>​

Tarpley's first announced challenger was Democrat-turned-Republican Andrew Harris Brown (born June 1965), an oil and gas businessman from Monroe and the younger son of the late Democratic state Senator William Denis "Billy" Brown, III (1931-2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140514/NEWS01/305140025/Monroe-businessman-Harris-Brown-to-run-for-5th-District?nclick_check=1|title=Monroe businessman Brown to run for 5th District|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 15, 2014}}</ref>​

Tarpley's first announced challenger was Democrat-turned-Republican Andrew Harris Brown (born June 1965), an oil and gas businessman from Monroe and the younger son of the late Democratic state Senator William Denis "Billy" Brown, III (1931-2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140514/NEWS01/305140025/Monroe-businessman-Harris-Brown-to-run-for-5th-District?nclick_check=1|title=Monroe businessman Brown to run for 5th District|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 15, 2014}}</ref>​