Unusual Candidate In Louisiana Politics
Posted by Slobokan @ 10:30 · 167 words · print
Sammy Kershaw announced Wednesday that he's running for lieutenant governor as a Republican, challenging incumbent Democrat Mitch Landrieu.
The 49-year-old country singer lives part-time in Nashville, Tenn., but has rented a home in Duson, near Lafayette, since 2005. Before that, he had a home in Kaplan, said campaign spokeswoman Amy Jones.
Kershaw, a native of Vermilion Parish, has been a registered voter in Louisiana since 1999, Jones said.
In a statement, Kershaw said he's running for lieutenant governor because he wants to expand the entertainment industry in Louisiana and create new education programs to support the industry.
When I first read this, all I could think of were the lyrics to his song, "Don't Go Near The Water", and how ironic it was that he, of all people, was running for public office.
Your mama used to worry about that big muddy river
She should've worried about me
Seriously though, if he politics as well as he performs in concert, the state of Louisiana would benefit greatly.
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