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Jindal to seek Vitter's congressional seat
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| Last Edited | User 13 Jan 29, 2004 05:35pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Thursday, January 29, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former state and federal health official Bobby Jindal said Thursday he will run for the U.S. House seat now held by fellow Republican David Vitter, who is running for the Senate.
Vitter, who hopes to succeed retiring Democrat John Breaux, joined Jindal and endorsed his candidacy during a news conference at Grace King High School.
Jindal, who lost to Kathleen Blanco in last year's runoff in the race for governor, recently announced that he was moving his family from Baton Rouge to Kenner in the 1st Congressional District.
"When God closes one door, he opens another. I understand there's a job opening here," Jindal said.
The district covers much of suburban New Orleans and is a Republican stronghold.
State Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, has also declared his candidacy for the seat and Rep. A.G. Crowe, R-Pearl River, is expected to announce whether he will run on Monday.
A spokesman for former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, now serving a federal prison term for bilking supporters and cheating on his taxes, said Duke might also make the race, although it would be difficult to raise sufficient campaign money. Duke finished third when he ran for the seat in a 1999 election.
"I don't think David Duke represents the best of what this district has to offer," Jindal, the son of Indian immigrants, said when asked about a possible candidacy by the white supremacist.
Jindal said he would offer an official platform later but said he already knows that he will focus on five areas:
_ support of President Bush's war on terrorism.
_ health care improvements.
_ controlling government spending.
_ social issues including his anti-abortion stance.
_ promoting improvements in the district including attracting jobs, protecting military bases, flood control and coastal erosion. |
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