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Recall petition filed against Jindal
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 29, 2008 06:55pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Monday, June 30, 2008 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE -- In a sign that the public frustration over the legislative pay raise has spread to Gov. Bobby Jindal's base, a political novice and former Jindal supporter from Jefferson Parish has filed a recall petition against him.
Ryan and Kourtney Fournier of Jefferson submitted paperwork to the Secretary of State's office that allows them to attempt to collect the nearly 1 million signatures needed over the next 180 days to force a recall election of the governor. The papers were mailed Thursday and arrived Friday.
Ryan Fournier, 32, said he is a registered Republican and was "a huge supporter for Bobby."
"Everybody feels a little frustration with the governor right now," Ryan Fournier said. "He's not doing what we elected him to do."
Ryan said he was the one behind the effort and that his wife Kourtney has been shocked at the media attention for their recall petition.
Public anger over a legislative pay raise has bubbled up in the past two weeks, with several House members targeted with recall petitions. Lawmakers during the recent legislative session raised their base salary from $16,800 to $37,500 effective July 1. |
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