Senate Conservatives Fund Backs Tea Party Challenger In Louisiana Senate Race

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security Chairman Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., speaks to witnesses, during a hearing, to examine Hurricane... FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security Chairman Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., speaks to witnesses, during a hearing, to examine Hurricane Sandy, in Washington. President Barack Obama's push for tougher gun measures and expanded background checks has placed several moderate Senate Democrats facing re-election next year in a bind, including Landrieu, forcing them to take sides on a deeply personal issue for rural voters. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) MORE LESS
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The Senate Conservatives Fund endorsed retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness in the Republican primary for Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) Senate seat.

Maness is running against Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in the primary.

“Colonel Rob Maness is a constitutional conservative with a remarkable record of service to our country,” Senate Conservatives Fund Executive Director Matt Hoskins said in a statement on Monday “He understands the value of our freedoms and will fight to repeal Obamacare and stop the massive spending, bailouts, and debt that are bankrupting our country. He offers voters a compelling choice over Senator Mary Landrieu because he’s not a Washington insider. Colonel Maness is a principled leader who will make Louisiana proud.”

The endorsement is the latest one by the influential Senate Conservatives Fund. The group has recently endorsed Matt Bevin who is challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the Republican primary and state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-MS) in the primary for Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) Senate seat.

Maness’s campaign has reportedly only raised $100,000 this year.

 

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