In 1975, Campbell was elected to the Senate to succeed the retiring Conservative Democrat Harold Montgomery of Doyline in Webster Parish. Throughout the campaign, Kennedy lambasted the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, played up his anti-abortion and 2nd Amendment bona fides, and blasted those he called "Ritz Carlton Democrats." However, Foster Campbell … "I would rather drink weedkiller than be anywhere else tonight," Kennedy said Saturday. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Women's History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events He says he's called Kennedy to congratulate him. He also worked as secretary of the Department of Revenue under Gov. (KTAL/KMSS) –Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell (D-Elm Grove) tonight garnered 198,033 votes to challenger Monroe … Chip in to help me win → fostercampbell2016.com/donate. Foster Campbell, D-Elm Grove, remains undaunted at long odds to win the U.S. Senate runoff on Dec. 10. Campbell Praises CenturyLink for Joining Broadband Expansion Program (8/31/2015)-MONROE, La. ... 2019 NCAA Champion Mekhi ... way with a 28-6 win over Campbell in Cassell Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Campbell was an early supporter of Edwards' seemingly quixotic, but ultimately successful, gubernatorial campaign against Vitter last year. Chris, Katie and Matt won their head to head challenge. "I want to be a senator for all Louisianians," he said. Tuesday evening SWEPCO began wrapping up Hurricane Laura recovery in Shreveport-Bossier and relocating its Bossier City staging area from CenturyLink Center to ... the Northwestern State University campus at … He was prolific for Arsenal's Academy, scoring 59 goals in one season. Orange Is the New Black (2013) Episode: " Orange Is the New Black: Thirsty Bird (2014)" Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series. How Foster Campbell could win. Campbell complained Saturday that he received little support from the national Democratic Party, saying: "They've pretty much written off the South.". He defeated Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, his Democratic runoff opponent, by what unofficial tallies indicated was a more than a 20 percent margin. During his Senate service, Campbell was often allied with Governor Edwin Washington Edwardsand chaired the Select Co… Campbell won a hotly contested primary over Kimi Abernathy in August and then overcame a substantial fundraising disadvantage to defeat Dickerson. Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence and GOP congressional leaders have vowed to pursue an aggressive agenda on Day One. Campbell, a state utility regulator, received little assistance from national Democratic organizations but during the campaign he cited a surge of contributions from voters around the country after Democrat Hillary Clinton's loss to Republican Donald Trump. Foster Lonnie Campbell Jr. (born January 6, 1947), is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party from the U.S. state of Louisiana. All he had to do was stay the course. Donald Trump and US Senate candidate John Kennedy wave to supporters during a Get Out the Vote rally Friday, December 9, 2016 in Baton Rouge at the Dow Chemical Hangar at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. Kennedy subsequently defeated Campbell in the general election. Rachel Maddow interviewed him on Thursday. Heidi Campbell wins primary for Nashville Senate seat. He spent his time as Louisiana's top accountant needling the administrations of successive governors, from Kathleen Blanco to Bobby Jindal to John Bel Edwards. In a runoff election, called the general election in Louisiana, Campbell handily defeated former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, John Sidney Garrett of Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish, who failed in a political comeback attempt. Foster Campbell: We did everything "Humanly Possible" to win Senate seat, Remains of Louisiana woman missing since 1993 believed to have been found, LPSO: Human remains discovered in Lincoln Parish, Special Election Preview: Jim Davis, 5th Congressional District candidate, Special Election Preview: Vinny Mendoza, 5th Congressional District candidate. Kennedy embraced Trump's winning strategy of anti-Washington rhetoric, adding his own twang and homespun folksiness to its delivery, and coasted to a victory in the final four weeks. 45. He did that Saturday (Dec. 10), handily beating Democrat Foster Campbell in the runoff to succeed retiring Sen. David Vitter, R-La. Though, she is 1.7 m tall, she weighs about 56 kg. Foster Campbell Is Ready to Stand Up to Washington But first, the Senate candidate has to win Louisiana By Keepin' It 1600 Dec 1, 2016, 4:31pm EST