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complete directory of Louisiana candidates for Governor, State
Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election
cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election
office ... and state news sources.
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline: July 11, 2008
Primary: September 6, 2008
Run-Off (if needed): October 4, 2008
This
page was last updated on May 7, 2008
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
Bobby
Jindal (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2011.
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Mitch
Landrieu (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
Jay
Dardenne (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
James
"Buddy" Caldwell (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
TREASURER:
John
Kennedy (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY:
Mike
Strain (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Jim
Donelon (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
LOUISIANA
STATE LEGISLATURE:
State
House
State Senate
U.S.
SENATOR:
Mary
Landrieu (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Paul Hollis (R)
- Rare Coins Dealer
John Kennedy (R) - State
Treasurer, '04 Candidate & Ex-Democrat
David
Vitter (R)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2010.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Steve
Scalise (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
M.V. "Vinny"
Mendoza (D) - Ex-Assistant USAF Inspector General, Farmer
& Frequent Candidate
Gilda Reed (D) - Psychologist
& University Instructor
R.A. "Skip" Galan (Independent) - Ex-Jefferson Parish
Clerk of Courts & '04 US Senate Candidate
Anthony "Tony G"
Gentile (Independent) - Refinery Supervisor, Landscaper &
'07 Governor Candidate
District
2:
Bill
Jefferson (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Karen Carter (D) - State Rep. & '06 Candidate
Jalila Jefferson-Bullock (D) - State Rep. & Daughter of Congressman
Jefferson
Ray
Nagin (D) - New Orleans Mayor & Ex-Telecommunications
Company Executive
Bhavna Pandit (D) - Political Fundraiser
Cedric Richmond (D) - State Rep.
Derrick Shepherd (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney, Gulf
War Veteran & '06 Candidate
District
3:
Charlie Melancon (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
4:
[ Jim
McCrery (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
John Fleming (R)
- Ex-Webster Parish Coroner, Physician, Businessman & Navy
Veteran
Chris Gorman (R) - Trucking
Company Executive
Chester Kelly (R) - Restaurant Owner
Mike Powell (R) - State Rep.
Jeff Thompson (R) - Attorney & Ex-Bossier Chamber of Commerce
President
Willie Banks Jr. (D) -
Attorney, Bankruptcy Trustee, Retired Army Officer & Vietnam
War Veteran
Paul Carmouche
(D) - Caddo District Attorney
Artis Cash (D) - Minister,
Community Activist & '06 Candidate
Lydia Jackson (D) - State Sen.
John Milkovich (D)
- Attorney & Sunday School Teacher
District
5:
Rodney Alexander (R)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Brent Sanders (R) -
Ron Paul Campaign Activist
District
6:
Don Cazayoux (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Michael Jackson
(D/Independent) - State Rep. & Attorney
Laurinda Calongne (R)
- Business Consultant & GOP Activist
Louis "Woody"
Jenkins (R) - Ex-State Rep., Newspaper Publisher & Frequent
Candidate
Randall Hayes (Constitution)
- Novelty T-Shirt Designer, Ex-TV Producer, Ex-Republican, &
'91 State Sen. Candidate
Peter Aranyosi (Independent)
Ashley Casey (Independent)
- Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & Ex-Congressional Aide
District
7:
Charles Boustany Jr.
(R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Gil Pinac (D)
Peter Vidrine (Constitution)
- Businessman, Electrician, Ex-Oil Worker & Ron Paul Campaign
Activist
STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution
Party of Louisiana
Louisiana Democratic Party
Green Party of Louisiana
Libertarian Party
of Louisiana
Reform Party
of Louisiana
Republican Party of Louisiana
STATE
ELECTION OFFICES:
Secretary
of State's Office
Louisiana
Board of Ethics (Campaign Finance Reports)
STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Alexandria
Daily Town Talk
Ascension Citizen
Baton Rouge Advocate
Baton Rouge Business
Report
Bayou Buzz (Technology & Politics)
Bogalusa Daily News
Bossier Press-Tribune
Caddo Inquisitor
Capitol Watch:
RealLouisiana.com
Crowley Post Signal
DC's Political
Report: Louisiana
DeRidder Beauregard
Daily News
Franklin Banner-Tribune
Hammond Daily Star
It's Only Politics
Jackson Independent
L'Observateur (River Parishes
- South Louisiana)
Lafayette
Daily Advertiser
Lake Charles American
Press
LaPolitics.com
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
L.S.U. Reveille
Louisiana Weekly (African-American)
Lutcher News-Examiner
Minden Press-Herald
Monroe Free Press (African-American)
Monroe News-Star
Morgan City Daily Review
New Iberia Daily Iberian
New Orleans Ambush Magazine
(Gay)
New Orleans City
Business
New Orleans Cox.net
New Orleans Exposed
News
Orleans Gambit Weekly (Alternative)
New Orleans Post
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Opelousas Daily World
PoliticsLA.com
Ponchatoula Times
Ruston Morning Paper
Shreveport Forum
Shreveport Times
St. Tammany Parish News Banner
& Slidell Sentry-News
Thibodaux Daily Comet
Times of Acadiana
Ville Platte Gazette
KEZP 104.3 FM Radio (Alexandria)
WAFB TV-9 (CBS - Baton Rouge)
WBRZ TV-2 (ABC - Baton
Rouge)
WDSU TV-6 (NBC
- New Orleans)
WTIX 690 AM Radio (New Orleans)
WWL 870 AM Radio (New Orleans)
KEEL 710 AM Radio (Shreveport)
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