Rapides Republican Party Endorses Jeff Landry for Attorney General

10/22/2015-- 11:14 AM CDT

ALEXANDRIA, LA - Veteran, business attorney, and former Congressman Jeff Landry has been endorsed by the Rapides Republican Parish Executive Committee (RPEC).

"The Rapides Republican Party endorses Jeff Landry for Attorney General. Jeff Landry is a proven conservative who has fought for Louisiana, its people, and its values," said Rapides RPEC Secretary Earl Jeansonne. "Jeff Landry is pro-life, pro-business, and pro-guns. The Rapides Republican Party knows Jeff Landry will be a leader in protecting our state's rights and our individual liberties."

"The Rapides Republican Party trusts Jeff Landry to help improve our state's education by empowering our students, speaking up for our parents, and protecting our teachers from big government strangleholds," continued Jeansonne. "Additionally, we believe Jeff Landry's experience as a military police officer, a local law enforcement officer, and a sheriff's deputy will help prevent crime and apprehend criminals."

"I am humbled to have the support of the Rapides Republican Party. Like them, I recognize the need to fight liberal policies destroying our country and our state," said Landry. "As Attorney General - I will work diligently to fight federal overreach, support economic liberty, and make our communities safer. I humbly ask everyone from Alexandria to Pineville to vote for me on Saturday."

Landry has previously been endorsed by the Republican Party of Louisiana, the pro-life Family Research Council, Gun Owners of America, LAMP (Louisiana Chemical Association and the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance), Louisiana Oil and Gas Association’s LOGPAC, Congressman Steve Scalise, Congressman John Fleming, Colonel Rob Maness (retired), Acadia RPEC, Caddo RPEC, DeSoto RPEC, East Feliciana RPEC, Iberia RPEC, Jefferson RPEC, Lafourche RPEC, Livingston PREC, Orleans RPEC, St. Bernard RPEC, St. Charles RPEC, St. John the Baptist RPEC, St. Mary RPEC, St. Tammany RPEC, Terrebonne RPEC, Washington RPEC, Webster RPEC, Louisiana Young Republican Federation, LSU College Republicans, LSUS College Republicans, and ULL College Republicans.