Big Wins in Louisiana
Club for Growth PAC Wins Big in Louisiana
Steve Scalise and Woody Jenkins Clinch Primary Run-offs
Washington – The Club for Growth PAC scored double wins with the victories of its two endorsed candidates in Louisiana’s primary run-offs tonight. In Louisiana’s First Congressional District, State Senator Steve Scalise won by a sixteen-point margin in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Governor Bobby Jindal. In the Sixth Congressional District, former State Representative Woody Jenkins easily secured the Republican nomination by a similar margin.
Both Scalise and Jenkins have long records of fighting for taxpayers in Louisiana’s State Legislature. In the State Senate, Steve Scalise helped lead the fight against Republican Governor Mike Foster’s proposed tax hikes and spending increases. As a state representative for nearly thirty years, Jenkins fought against tax increases and has been a leader in pushing for limited government and an end to wasteful spending.
“It is clear that Republican voters in Louisiana want their representatives to fight for limited government, lower taxes, and less government spending,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “Tonight, they have made their voices heard by voting for Steve Scalise and Woody Jenkins by decisive majorities. We are confident both Scalise and Jenkins will win their general elections and will represent Louisiana taxpayers with the same courage and principle they have demonstrated in the Louisiana Legislature.”
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