Posted on 09/08/2003 6:40:38 AM PDT by Theodore R.
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:00:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Leach wants to clean up state budget Mike Hasten / Louisiana Gannett News/Baton Rouge Posted on September 8, 2003 BATON ROUGE - Claude "Buddy" Leach believes setbacks beginning his career have served to temper his determination.
Leach, one of the four major Democrats with a chance of getting into a gubernatorial runoff, is using his business savvy, 17 years of governmental experience and community volunteerism as a base for his campaign. "This election is about fundamentally changing our state," he said, adding that he wants to take "a Brillo pad and Purex bleach and scrub the budget."
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