[[Image:Jindal2.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Governor Jindal with his wife]]
Jindal was re-elected to Congress in 2006 with 88 percent of the vote majority. On January 22, 2007, Jindal announced his candidacy for governor. Polling data showed him with an early lead in the race, and he remained the favorite throughout the campaign. He defeated eleven opponents in the jungle primary held on October 20, including two prominent [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. He went on to win the gubernatorial election with 54 percent of the vote in the jungle primary, winning in 60 of the 64 parishes.
'''Criticism'''
A rising star in the Republican Party, Jindal has not escaped criticism. His desire to reject stimulus money to extend unemployment benefits<ref>"Jindal rejects unemployment money in stimulus" [http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-46/123517585334490.xml&storylist=louisiana&thispage=1 (AP Louisiana News)]</ref> would seem to violate Christ's teaching of mercy for the poor<ref>"Sermon on the Mount" [http://conservapedia.com/Sermon_on_the_Mount ]</ref>. Also, it is unclear whether he believes in exorcism<ref>"Jindal's Exorcism" [http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/06/11/jindals_exorcism/ (Time)]</ref>, and Jindal was criticized for a speech he gave in which he mocked the funding of volcano monitoring.<ref>"Geologist Erupts at Jindal's Volcano Question" [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,500267,00.html (FOX News)]</ref>
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