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| | [[Image:Clyde C. Holloway campaign sign IMG 4249.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Holloway campaign sign (2014) in his native Lecompte in south Rapides Parish]]. | | [[Image:Clyde C. Holloway campaign sign IMG 4249.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Holloway campaign sign (2014) in his native Lecompte in south Rapides Parish]]. |
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| | In filing once again for Congress, Holloway said that he considered himself the only candidate who can defeat McAllister, whose reputation was damaged by a scandal earlier this year when a video was published showing the married congressman kissing a former female staffer and the wife of a friend of McAllister's. He said: "I was disappointed in McAllister and still am. He had a golden opportunity and blew it. We need someone who can serve the district with integrity, and I believe I'm the best one for the job."<ref name=blockbusterfield/> | | In filing once again for Congress, Holloway said that he considered himself the only candidate who can defeat McAllister, whose reputation was damaged by a scandal earlier this year when a video was published showing the married congressman kissing a former female staffer and the wife of a friend of McAllister's. He said: "I was disappointed in McAllister and still am. He had a golden opportunity and blew it. We need someone who can serve the district with integrity, and I believe I'm the best one for the job."<ref name=blockbusterfield/> |
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| | In addition to Holloway and McAllister, other Republicans who ran unsuccessfully for the seat were Monroe businessman Harris Brown, [[Zach Dasher]], a nephew of conservative firebrand Phil Robertson, the star of the former ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'' television reality show, and [[Ed Tarpley]], the former Grant Parish district attorney.<ref name=congelection/> | | In addition to Holloway and McAllister, other Republicans who ran unsuccessfully for the seat were Monroe businessman Harris Brown, [[Zach Dasher]], a nephew of conservative firebrand Phil Robertson, the star of the former ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'' television reality show, and [[Ed Tarpley]], the former Grant Parish district attorney.<ref name=congelection/> |
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| − | After the 2014 congressional race, Holloway endorsed his District 1 PSC colleague, fellow Republican Eric Skrmetta]of Jefferson Parish, who turned back a strong challenge in the December 6 runoff election from the alternative energy advocate Forest Gabriel Bradley-Wright, a Democrat who switched parties to challenge Skrmetta. PSC Commissioner Foster Campbell, the Democrat from District 5 who won his third term in the 2014 primary, contributed to Bradley-Wright's campaign. Campbell has often been at odds with Skrmetta on the commission.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' December 1, 2014.</ref> | + | After the 2014 congressional race, Holloway endorsed his District 1 PSC colleague, fellow Republican Eric Skrmetta of Jefferson Parish, who turned back a strong challenge in the December 6 runoff election from the alternative energy advocate Forest Gabriel Bradley-Wright, a Democrat who switched parties to challenge Skrmetta. PSC Commissioner Foster Campbell, the Democrat from District 5 who won his third term in the 2014 primary, contributed to Bradley-Wright's campaign. Campbell has often been at odds with Skrmetta on the commission.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' December 1, 2014.</ref> |
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| | ==PSC chairmanship== | | ==PSC chairmanship== |