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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'''(pronounced RISPONY) (born January 21, 1949),<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 also 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'|author=[[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>

Nonetheless, Eddie is ready, without government baggage and all.<ref name=buzz/></blockquote>

Nonetheless, Eddie is ready, without government baggage and all.<ref name=buzz/></blockquote>

In an appearance in Iowa, Louisiana, on June 15, 2019, before the [[Lake Charles]]-based Calcasieu Parish Republican Executive Committee, Rispone claimed that his business background will prove helpful in revitalizing the economy. He said that voters want Louisiana "to reach its full potential. They're tired of out-migration, taxes and not getting what they paid for … We need to do something totally different."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanpress.com/news/local/abraham-top-choice-in-gop-straw-poll/article_e1fa7016-3e3a-59d4-9140-6b0c9ca19894.html|titlle=Abraham top choice in GOP straw poll​|author=John Guidroz|publisher=''Lake Charles American Press''|date=June 16, 2019|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

In an appearance in Iowa, Louisiana, on June 15, 2019, before the [[Lake Charles]]-based Calcasieu Parish Republican Executive Committee, Rispone claimed that his business background will prove helpful in revitalizing the economy. He said that voters want Louisiana "to reach its full potential. They're tired of out-migration, taxes and not getting what they paid for … We need to do something totally different."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanpress.com/news/local/abraham-top-choice-in-gop-straw-poll/article_e1fa7016-3e3a-59d4-9140-6b0c9ca19894.html|title=Abraham top choice in GOP straw poll​|author=John Guidroz|publisher=''Lake Charles American Press''|date=June 16, 2019|accessdate=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

The Republican State Executive Committee is expected to endorse a single candidate in the race against Edwards and to recommend that the unendorsed Republican candidate withdraw from the race. In a poll released by Representative Ralph Abraham, Rispone is running a distant third in the tabulation; the survey indicates a potential second race between  Edwards, who tops the poll, and Abraham.

The Republican State Executive Committee is expected to endorse a single candidate in the race against Edwards and to recommend that the unendorsed Republican candidate withdraw from the race. In a poll released by Representative Ralph Abraham, Rispone is running a distant third in the tabulation; the survey indicates a potential second race between  Edwards, who tops the poll, and Abraham.