| − | A graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]], [[New York]] and an [[attorney]], Edwards was state representative for District 72 in Tangipahoa Parish, one of the Florida Parishes east of [[Baton Rouge]]. He is a long-term supporter and former delegate for former [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]] and the party's 2016 nominee, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], though Edwards proclaims a [[pro-life]] position on [[abortion]]. His runoff opponent in 2015, then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], failed to make Edwards' connection to Obama and the Clintons register with a majority of voters. | + | A graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]], [[New York]] and an [[attorney]], Edwards was state representative for District 72 in Tangipahoa Parish, one of the Florida Parishes east of [[Baton Rouge]]. He is a long-term supporter and former delegate for former [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]] and the party's 2016 nominee, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] and the 2020 nominee [[Joe Biden]]. However, Edwards proclaims a [[pro-life]] position on [[abortion]] even though he kept abortion mills open during the [[coronavirus]] [[pandemic]], when he was given the power to close them. His runoff opponent in 2015, then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], failed to make Edwards' connection to Obama and the Clintons register with a majority of voters. |