Lousiana State Senator Craig Romero (R) visited Washington earlier this month under the auspices of raising money for Katrina disaster relief, Roll Call reported today. [link] But the trip was also an opportunity for Romero to drum up support for his run for Congress in Louisiana's 3rd district now held by Democrat Charlie Melancon.
The Huffington Post has acquired pages from a packet of candidate information that Romero handed out to special interest groups: A main selling point of Romero's candidacy is that if Katrina's victims don't move back home, the district will go Republican. |