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'''Edward Lee Rispone''', known as '''Eddie Rispone''' (born January 21, 1949), (pronounced RIS PONY)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/eddie-rispone/e720917170998|title=Eddie Risone|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref> a [[business]]man from the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], is one of two [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidates currently seeking to unseat [[Louisiana]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] election scheduled for November 16, 2019. In January 2019, [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district entered the governor's race.

'''Edward Lee Rispone''', known as '''Eddie Rispone''' (born January 21, 1949), (pronounced RIS PONY)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/eddie-rispone/e720917170998|title=Eddie Risone|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref> a [[business]]man from the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], is one of two [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidates currently seeking to unseat [[Louisiana]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] election scheduled for November 16, 2019. In January 2019, [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]] of Louisiana's 5th congressional district entered the governor's race.

Republican state Senator Sharon Hewitt of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish indicated that she was considering a gubernatorial campaign but chose to run instead for the state Senate and potentially to seek to succeed [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Alario]] as the state Senate President. Hewitt said that she will fully support either Rispone or Abraham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/04/11/breaking-sen-hewitt-wont-run-governor/3438834002/|title=Sen. Hewitt won't run for Louisiana governor 'for now'|authlor=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 11, 2019|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}</ref>

Republican state Senator Sharon Hewitt of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish indicated that she was considering a gubernatorial campaign but chose to run instead for the state Senate and potentially to seek to succeed [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Alario]] as the state Senate President. Hewitt said that she will fully support either Rispone or Abraham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/04/11/breaking-sen-hewitt-wont-run-governor/3438834002/|title=Sen. Hewitt won't run for Louisiana governor 'for now'|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 11, 2019|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}</ref>

With a brother, Rispone in the late 1980s founded Industrial Specialty Contractors, which has grown into one of the largest such firms in the nation. The firm is a 15-time national award winner and has also received numerous local awards of excellence. Rispone has been since 1978 a promoter of workforce development. “Training is key to our community and to our companies. The better prepared our workforce is, the better our local companies perform," he said.<ref name=asg>{{cite web|url=https://www.inregister.com/article/eddie-rispone-a-person-of-character|title=Eddie Rispone -- a person of character|publisher=Inregister.com|author=Ashley Sexton Gordon|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref>  

With a brother, Rispone in the late 1980s founded Industrial Specialty Contractors, which has grown into one of the largest such firms in the nation. The firm is a 15-time national award winner and has also received numerous local awards of excellence. Rispone has been since 1978 a promoter of workforce development. “Training is key to our community and to our companies. The better prepared our workforce is, the better our local companies perform," he said.<ref name=asg>{{cite web|url=https://www.inregister.com/article/eddie-rispone-a-person-of-character|title=Eddie Rispone -- a person of character|publisher=Inregister.com|author=Ashley Sexton Gordon|accessdate=December 8, 2018}}</ref>