Louisiana has not had any minor party nominees for Congress on the ballot, with the party label, since 1972. But this year, under the newly liberalized law passed in 2004, Libertarian candidates for Congress will be on the ballot with the party label in 5 of the state’s 7 U.S. House districts. The Green and Reform Parties are also ballot-qualified in Louisiana, but they don’t have any candidates for Congress this year in that state.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
For anyone who is interested, here are the Libertarians that are running:
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Sec. of State: Rayburn Clipper
Commissioner of Insurance: S.B.A. Zaitoon
CD-1: Peter Beary
CD-2: Gregory W. “Rhumbline” Kahn
CD-3: James Lee Blake Jr.
CD-5: Brent Sanders
CD-6: Richard M. Fontanesi
This is a great day for third parties!
It is a good time to be a Libertarian!
I feel so much excitement over our candidates.
Everyone is asking, “who are the new kids on the block?”
-Brent Sanders
Vice-Chair Libertarian Party of Louisiana
Candidate for Congressional District 5