Hopefuls eye second run

Baton Rouge Morning Advocate ^ | May 28, 2008 | Sarah Chacko

[kms61]

The two top Republican candidates from the spring election for the 6th U.S. Congressional District seat are considering another go at it this fall.

Meanwhile, another potential GOP contender withdrew his name from consideration Tuesday.

Former state Rep. Woody Jenkins and health industry consultant Laurinda Calongne, the two Republicans who made it to the second closed primary election for the 6th District seat in April, indicated Tuesday that they are strongly considering another run.

Jenkins won the April runoff against Calongne. But Jenkins lost to Don Cazayoux, a Democratic state representative from New Roads, in the general election on May 3.

Cazayoux is serving the end of the two-year term left by former U.S. Rep. Richard Baker, R-Baton Rouge, who resigned. The upcoming election cycle — with party primaries in September and October, if needed, and a general election in November — would be for a full two-year term.

Chas Roemer, member of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the son of former Gov. Buddy Roemer, said he had considered running but announced Tuesday that he would not.

“It really just came down to a family decision,” Roemer said. “It was a matter of time and where I wanted to spend most of my time.”

[kms61]

this is the seat in a solidly Red district that went Democrat a few weeks ago for the first time in decades. I posted on FR at he time that the main reason was the godawful candidacy of Woody Jenkins, who was basically the only GOP-er who could have lost. I said that with a halfway decent candidate, the seat could flip right back in November.

Well, it looks like no halfway decent candidate wants to run, and it'll be Woody Jenkins part deux. Stupid Party indeed.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Jenkins is not an “awful” candidate, and is a statesman who has had more than his fair share of elections stolen from him, first the crooked NOLA/Morial/LIFE crowd for the Senate seat, and the most recent from the RINO establishment in Baton Rouge. Despicable treatment of a damn fine gentleman and solid Conservative.

[Bogey78O]

The district is “conservativE” but it’s a heavy Democrat district as well.

The rats ran a conservative Dem and won. The Republicans ran a tired old dog and lost.

[Clintonfatigued]

Woody Jenkins is a fine person, but he was also the wrong candidate.