Sen. Cassidy says he will not join Louisiana governor race - Danbury News Times

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SARA CLINE, Associated Press

Nov. 18, 2022Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 9:57 a.m.

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FILE - Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., pauses extracurricular the enclosure during a confirmation vote, astatine the Capitol successful Washington, Oct. 5, 2021. Both of the state's U.S. senators, Cassidy and Sen. John Kennedy accidental they person mulled implicit the enactment of moving for politician and program connected announcing their decisions for 2023.

FILE - Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation proceeding of past Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, connected March 22, 2022. Both of the Louisiana's U.S. senators, Kennedy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, accidental they person mulled implicit the enactment of moving for politician and program connected announcing their decisions for 2023.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Friday that helium has decided not to tally for Louisiana politician adjacent year, opting alternatively to absorption connected his enactment successful the Senate.

“When I was elected to the United States Senate, I was fixed a occupation to correspond the radical of Louisiana and service the United States of America. For the past respective years, I person been moving connected circumstantial authorities that is captious for the aboriginal of our authorities and country. I don't cognize if these volition pass, but I cognize they volition not walk if I determine to tally for different office," Cassidy said successful a written connection that helium tweeted Friday. "I person chosen to stay focused connected the occupation I was sent present to bash and to spot these efforts through. Therefore, I volition not beryllium a campaigner for governor.”

With Cassidy not entering the race, galore are waiting to spot if Louisiana’s different legislator will.

On Monday, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy said helium was “giving superior consideration” to a gubernatorial bid and volition marque an announcement “soon.”

Kennedy, a Republican who has mostly provided a harmless Senate ballot for Republicans and been a beardown protagonist of Trump, easy won reelection to Congress past week, fending disconnected 12 challengers and securing himself a 2nd six-year term.

The politician, who was endorsed by erstwhile President Donald Trump, proved to beryllium fashionable successful Louisiana and connected Capitol Hill, raising $36 cardinal successful his reelection bid — 10 times arsenic overmuch arsenic his Democratic challengers combined.

Louisiana's highly anticipated 2023 gubernatorial contention is expected to pull respective beardown GOP candidates due to the fact that word limits forestall Gov. John Bel Edwards from seeking a 3rd consecutive term. And though the authorities Legislature is dominated by Republicans, Louisiana is the lone Deep South authorities with a Democrat for governor, opening a immense accidental for Republicans hoping to seizure the state’s apical authorities post.

Although the predetermination is little than a twelvemonth away, truthful acold the lone idiosyncratic who has announced a bid is Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. A blimpish Republican and staunch protagonist of Trump, Landry has already received an aboriginal endorsement from the Louisiana Republican Party.

A database of different Republicans funny successful the governor’s spot is dilatory growing.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser confirmed to reporters that helium plans to articulation the race. State Treasurer John Schroder told supporters successful January helium besides plans connected running. U.S. Rep. Garret Graves and authorities Sen. Sharon Hewitt person besides indicated that they are considering.

It remains unclear who volition look arsenic a Democratic candidate.

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