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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 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>​

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>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>​

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>[[Greg Hilburn]], "McAllister won't seek reelection," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 28, 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>​