|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
[LA-2] Legislator enters race for Congress
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Race
|
| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Edited | RBH Jun 13, 2008 12:11am |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Thursday, June 12, 2008 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | State Rep. Cedric Richmond announced Wednesday that he will enter the race this fall for the 2nd Congressional District against embattled U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, his longtime political ally who is awaiting trial in federal court.
While Richmond, 34, did not mention Jefferson during a 20-minute address, he repeatedly referred to the need for change in a district where many neighborhoods still look much as they did after Hurricane Katrina ravaged them.
"These problems will not fix themselves," he told supporters at the Basin Street Station. "What we need is real leadership and we need it right now."
In his only veiled reference to Jefferson's legal problems, he told the crowd, "I promise -- and I want to be clear about this -- I promise to serve you with the utmost integrity."
Richmond pledged to support a speedy end to the war in Iraq, full federal financing for 100-year hurricane protection and expanded oil exploration in the continental United States as long as a percentage of the oil industry's profits are earmarked for coastal restoration. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
