LA-SEN: Shreveport mayor enters race against Sen. Bill Cassidy
Shreveport, La., Mayor Adrian Perkins (D) announced Wednesday hes launching a last-minute challenge to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) in what will likely be a steep uphill battle to unseat the incumbent.
Perkins, who announced his campaign just days before the qualifying period for the race ends Friday, underscored his decade of military service and the threat of the coronavirus pandemic in a launch video released Wednesday morning.
My grandad was a sharecropper right here Bossier Parish. Ive traveled many miles from those days, fought in two wars, but the road Ive taken in life always led me back to the Louisiana I love, Perkins, who served tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, said.
I fought for our country abroad, and Ill work here at home to improve our state for all Louisianans. Our country and state are at a crossroads. We face a virus that threatens our lives, our safety and our economy. This virus isnt political, its deadly but together, we can face the challenges of this moment head on.
Perkins joins at least three other Democrats in the Senate race, though may have a leg up over his intraparty competition as he is the only one currently serving in public office and has existing fundraising infrastructure.
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