Republican U.S. Rep. Garret Graves’ exit has cleared the way for a new congressman to represent Louisiana’s 6th District, although the front-runner wouldn’t be a new face in Congress. Graves decided against running for reelection after the Louisiana Legislature dismantled the boundaries to create a second majority Black district among the state’s six congressional seats. […]
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Louisiana Republican Garret Graves says he won’t seek re-election after Supreme Court ruling on redistricting
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves announced Friday that he would not seek re-election following a redistricting battle that was recently decided by the Supreme Court. In a statement announcing his decision, the Republican lawmaker cited redistricting and said that “running for Congress this year does not make sense.” “It is evident that a run in any […]
Louisiana US Rep. Garret Graves won’t seek reelection, citing a new congressional map
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, a Republican representing Louisiana, said on Friday that he will not run for reelection after a new congressional map dismantled his district, transforming it into the state’s second majority-Black district. Up until now, the congressman, one of former-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s close allies, had remained adamant […]