The National Federation of Independent Business, Louisiana’s leading small-business association, has endorsed candidates in 73 legislative races. The endorsements were made by the NFIB/Louisiana SAFE (Save America’s Free Enterprise) Trust, which is comprised exclusively of NFIB members.
“NFIB supports the candidates who support small business,” said Dawn Starns, state director of NFIB/Louisiana. “These endorsed candidates have consistently voted to reduce burdens on small businesses or have pledged to support them on key issues impacting their operations.”
The NFIB/Louisiana SAFE Trust’s endorsement is critical to the candidates’ campaigns. Small-business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB has pledged it will activate its grassroots network on behalf of the campaign. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on small-business issues.
Here is a list of endorsed candidates. Incumbents are noted with an asterisk.
Senate
John Alario (District 8)*
Bret Allain (21)*
Conrad Appel (9)*
Henry Burns (36)
Norby Chabert (20)*
Dan Claitor (16)*
Page Cortez (23)*
Jack Donahue (11)*
Ronnie Johns (27)*
Gerald Long (31)*
Danny Martiny (10)*
Dan Morrish (25)*
Barrow Peacock (37)*
Neil Riser (32)*
Pete Schneider (1)
Gary Smith Jr. (19)*
John Smith (30)*
Mike Walsworth (33)*
Rick Ward III (17)*
House
Neil Abramson (District 98)*
Bryan Adams (85)*
Johnny Berthelot (88)*
Stuart Bishop (43)*
Chris Broadwater (86)*
J.J. Buquet (52)
Thomas Carmody (6)*
Hunter Carter (72)
Steve Carter (68)*
Patrick Connick (84)*
Greg Cromer (90)*
Mike Danahay (33)*
Keith DeSonier (36)
Julie Emerson (39)
Reid Falconer (89)
Franklin Foil (70)*
Ray Garofalo (103)*
Johnny Guinn (37)*
Lance Harris (25)*
Kenny Havard (62)*
Cameron Henry (82)*
Bob Hensgens (47)*
Valarie Hodges (64)*
Frank Hoffman (15)*
Paul Hollis (104)*
Mike Huval (46)*
Barry Ivey (65)*
Mike Johnson (81)*
Sam Jones (50)*
Nancy Landry (31)*
Chris Leopold (105)*
Joseph Lopinto (80)*
Nick Lorusso (94)*
Sherman Mack (95)*
Blake Miguez (49)*
Gregory Miller (56)*
Jay Morris (20)*
Jim Morris (1)*
Darrell Ourso (66)*
Kevin Pearson (76)*
Rogers Pope (71)*
Stephen Pugh (73)*
Steve Pylant (20)*
Clay Schexnayder (81)*
John Schroder (77)*
Alan Seabaugh (5)*
Rob Shadoin (12)*
Scott Simon (74)*
Biscuit Smith (32)
Julie Stokes (79)*
Kirk Talbot (78)*
Major Thibaut (18)*
Lenar Whitney (53)*
Tom Willmott (92)*
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