Woody Jenkins
Louisiana State Representative from East Baton Rouge Parish
In office 1972 – 2000
Born	January 3, 1947 (1947-01-03) (age 61) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic (1972–94) Republican (1994–present)
Spouse	Diane Aker Jenkins
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Occupation	Newspaper publisher and editor; businessman; former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1972–2000)
Religion	Christian
Website	Woody Jenkins For Congress

Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, and was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 2000. Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Diane A Jenkins is the American cofounder and executive director of Friends of the Americas who received the first annual Ronald Reagan American Ideals Award Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Legislative career 3 U. S. Senate campaign of 1996 and aftermath 4 Later developments 5 U.S. House special election in Louisiana's 6th District (2008) 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Early years and education

Jenkins was born in Baton Rouge, but grew up in Rougon in rural Pointe Coupee Parish, where his family was one of the few non-Cajuns. When the family returned to Baton Rouge, the 10-year-old had a heavy French accent. Jenkins’ father, Louis “Little Ory” Jenkins, had been wounded in battle during World War II and was disabled but managed to work for several years in the 1950s as an operator at the Ethyl Corporation plant in North Baton Rouge, a heavily blue collar, industrialized area around Istrouma High School, which was at the time was the largest high school in the state. Jenkins grew up in the area and attended Istrouma, where he ran track, served as student body president, earned a 4. 0 average, and was valedictorian of the 530-member senior class. He also served as Speaker of the House at Pelican Boys State.

While in high school, Jenkins worked as a radio newsman at WLCS and in college as an announcer at WAFB-TV, the CBS affiliate in Baton Rouge. WAFB, channel 9 is the CBS -affiliated Television station in Baton Rouge Louisiana. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. While at the Louisiana State University School of Journalism, he became the conservative columnist for the LSU student newspaper, The Daily Reveille. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational The Daily Reveille is the Student newspaper for Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana.

At age nineteen, while still in journalism school, Jenkins and his future wife, the former Diane Aker, started a community weekly newspaper, the North Baton Rouge Journal, which was honored by the Louisiana Press Association for editorial writing. Diane A Jenkins is the American cofounder and executive director of Friends of the Americas who received the first annual Ronald Reagan American Ideals Award

Legislative career

Jenkins had been a Young Republican since high school. At seventeen, he had been a page for State Representatives Morley A. Hudson and Taylor W. O'Hearn, who were the first Republicans elected to the state legislature since Reconstruction. Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives Morley Alvin Hudson ( March 31, 1917 &ndash June 15, 2001) was a Shreveport Businessman, Engineer, civic leader Taylor Walters O'Hearn ( July 6, 1907 -- April 2, 1997) was a pioneer in the rebirth of the Republican Party in Louisiana However, in 1971 he switched to the Democratic Party to run for a Baton Rouge-area seat in the state House. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. At that time, 104 of 105 members of the state House and 38 of 39 members of the state Senate were Democrats. Jenkins had five older opponents in his first race but walked door to door and was elected with 67 percent in the jungle primary. A nonpartisan blanket primary (also known as a Louisiana He was sworn in at the age of twenty-four, just a few days before graduating from law school.

During 28 years in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1972 to 2000), Jenkins authored more than 300 major bills that became law, including the Free Enterprise Education Act, which requires all high school students in Louisiana to complete a one-semester course on the free enterprise system; the Private Education Deregulation Act, which deregulated private and Christian schools and legalized home schooling in Louisiana; the Teacher Proficiency Act, which requires all new public school teachers in Louisiana to pass the National Teachers Exam; the TOPS scholarship program, under which more than 100,000 Louisiana students have been granted full college scholarships; the Concealed Carry Act; the Shoot the Burglar Act, and many others.

While in the legislature, Jenkins organized and served as Chairman of the Conservative Caucus in the state house, which began with four members in 1972. By 1980, one of their members, John Hainkel, was elected Speaker. He also served as Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

He was also elected as a delegate to Louisiana's state constitutional convention, which met in 1973. He served on the convention's Committee on Bill of Rights and Elections, and he authored much of the new constitution's Declaration of Rights. The proposed constitution was approved by the delegates and ratified by the voters in a state wide election held in April 1974. The document, formally adopted in 1975, is still in effect. See Jenkins, Declaration of Rights, Loyola Law Review, Spring 1975.

When Republicans failed to run candidates for the United States Senate in 1978 against Democratic Senator Bennett Johnston, and again in 1980 against long-time Senator Russell B. Long, Jenkins ran as a Democrat. John Bennett Johnston Jr (born June 10, 1932) is a Washington D Russell Billiu Long ( November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate In 1978, Jenkins won twenty-eight parishes, but Johnston won by 58-42 percent. In the 1980 race, Jenkins criticized Long's support of the Panama Canal Treaty. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the He said Long was "the most powerful man in the Senate, but he isn't using that power for us. " Again, lost by 59-41 percent. In both races, he was outspent by large margins, 5 to 1 in the Johnston race and 10 to 1 in the Long race. In the second of those campaigns, Republican Senator Bob Dole of Kansas cut a campaign commercial for his friend Russell Long. Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "

Jenkins made an effort to promote the influence of conservative Democrats. In 1972, he endorsed maverick Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty for the party's presidential nomination. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Samuel William Yorty ( October 1, 1909 &ndash June 5, 1998) was a Politician from Los Angeles, California. In 1976, he was elected as Louisiana's member of the Democratic National Platform Committee where he offered numerous conservative proposals during the committee's meetings in Washington. He was the only member of the Platform Committee to vote against the final version of the platform. In early 1980, Jenkins was elected Democratic National Committeeman from Louisiana over the opposition of then outgoing Governor Edwin Edwards, but Jenkins resigned that position in October 1980 to campaign for Ronald Reagan for president, while Edwards stood with President Jimmy Carter. Colonial period (French and Spanish governors See also List of colonial governors of Louisiana United States territorial period Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) served as the Democratic Governor of Louisiana for four non-consecutive terms (1972–1980 1984–1988 James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002

In 1994, after twenty-two years as a Democrat, Jenkins held a news conference with Senator Phil Gramm, a Texas Republican, to announce his decision to change his party affiliation to Republican. William Philip Gramm (born July 8 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA is an American politician who served as a Democratic Jenkins said that he felt conservatives no longer had any hope of influencing the direction of the Democratic Party.

U. S. Senate campaign of 1996 and aftermath

In 1996, Jenkins ran for the Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Bennett Johnston. Although five other Republicans ran against him in the jungle primary, Jenkins was endorsed as the party's "official" candidate at the Republican state convention in January 1996. He also faced four Democrats and five independents. The field included Attorney General Richard Ieyoub, former Democratic state Treasurer Mary Landrieu of New Orleans, Congressman Jimmy Hayes (a recent convert to the GOP), former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke, and two wealthy businessmen, state Representative Chuck McMains of Baton Rouge and William "Bill" Linder of New Orleans, the brother of Republican Congressman John Linder from Georgia. Richard Phillip Ieyoub Sr (born August 11, 1944) is a Baton Rouge lawyer and a Democratic politician who was the attorney general of Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from the state of Louisiana, and the only New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana James Allison "Jimmy" Hayes (born December 21, 1946) is a Republican Politician from the state of Louisiana Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the Francis Charles "Chuck" McMains Jr (born October 14, 1948) is a Baton Rouge attorney and Businessman who was a Republican John Elmer Linder (born September 9 1942) American politician has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule

Republicans decided to rally around Jenkins. Congressman Bob Livingston of New Orleans led the effort, along with former Governor David Treen. Robert ("Bob" Linlithgow Livingston Jr (born April 30, 1943) is a Washington D David Conner Treen Sr (born July 16, 1928) is a retired Attorney and Politician from Mandeville in St Jenkins ran first in the primary with 27 percent of the vote. Jenkins and Landrieu then competed in the November general election. Former President George H. W. Bush came to campaign on Jenkins' behalf, along with Senators John McCain of Arizona, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, Majority Leader Trent Lott, of Mississippi, and Connie Mack III of Florida. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977 The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Chester Trent Lott Sr (born October 9, 1941) is a former United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Governor Foster and former Governors Treen, Roemer, and Democrat Jimmie Davis all endorsed Jenkins. James Houston Davis ( September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted Singer of both sacred

On Election Day, TV network exit polls showed Jenkins leading 51-49 percent. Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the selection of public officials by popular ballot Jenkins' lead held up throughout the evening, but a late surge of votes from heavily Democratic New Orleans, as well as Bill Clinton's strong performance in the state, put Landrieu ahead by 5,788 votes out of 1. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States 7 million cast.

It was the closest U. S. Senate race in the presidential election year of 1996, and one of the closest in Louisiana history. Jenkins carried thirty-eight parishes and exclusive of Orleans parish, he secured 53 percent of the vote. New Orleans gave Landrieu a 100,000 vote margin. The final returns showed Landrieu with 852,945 votes and Jenkins with 847,157 votes.

Jenkins led Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole by more than 134,000 votes state wide. Jenkins' vote total, as of 2004, was the third highest by Republican running in a state wide race ever, topped only by former Governor Foster and current U. S. Senator David Vitter. David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party

After losing this election, Jenkins contested the results. He claimed that at least 7,454 "phantom votes" were cast in 4,000 precincts in the state in 1996. The so-called phantom votes were alleged to have occurred when more votes were cast on the voting machines than voters who signed up to vote in that precinct on election day. Jenkins also claimed that more than 30,000 signatures of voters on election day did not match their signatures on voter registration cards. Claims were also made that individuals were hauled multiple times to various precincts to cast votes without being required to sign the register. A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it The Jenkins forces alleged that buses drove through the inner city and offered payments to anyone who would vote. Moreover, they claimed that further investigations proved that about 1,300 votes were cast by voters whose registered addresses were abandoned public housing units. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local

Jenkins took his case to the Republican-controlled U. S. Senate, claiming that Landrieu's 5,788-vote margin was made possible only by fraudulent votes mostly in New Orleans. In a hearing before the Senate Rules Committee carried live on C-SPAN, Jenkins charged massive election fraud. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (also called the Senate Rules Committee) is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration C-SPAN (officially the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is an American Cable television network dedicated to airing non-stop coverage He petitioned the Senate to unseat Landrieu and to order a new election—and on an 8-7 party-line vote the committee agreed to set up a probe.

Only a month into the probe, however, Democrats claimed that Thomas "Papa Bear" Miller, a detective hired by Jenkins' campaign to investigate claims of fraud, had coached witnesses to claim they had participated in election fraud. The Jenkins campaign denied the charge and said it was a Democratic attempt to distract attention from the massive vote-buying and election fraud they said occurred in the election. Miller had several felony convictions on his record, including a guilty plea to attempted murder. Thomas "Papa Bear" Miller was killed in a drive by shooting in May 2003. ^[1] The Democrats walked out of the probe in protest, but the probe continued. ^[2]

In October 1997, after a ten-month investigation, the committee allowed Landrieu's victory to stand. It concluded that while there were numerous irregularities, it was impossible to determine if they were great enough to change the outcome. The committee refused to call a new election at that stage.

In 1999, Jenkins ran for elections commission against incumbent Democrat Jerry Fowler, whom Jenkins had alleged was part of the election fraud in 1996. Jerry Marston Fowler (born April 26, 1940) is a Baton Rouge businessman who served as Louisiana 's state Elections Commissioner from 1980 until Jenkins pledged to clean up elections in Louisiana and create a Voter Fraud Unit. In the primary, Jenkins ran first and fellow Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell finished in second place. Suzanne Haik Terrell (born 1954 is a Louisiana lawyer who failed in a high-profile Republican bid for the U Fowler ran third and was eliminated.

In the run-off between Jenkins and Terrell, the first state wide run-off between two Republicans in the history of Louisiana's open elections system, Terrell won handily. She took office and made many changes, including creation of a Voter Fraud Unit, which successfully prosecuted numerous cases of voter fraud.

Later developments

In January 2000, Jenkins retired from the Louisiana House after twenty-eight years in office. In 2002, Mrs. Terrell was a Republican candidate for the U. S. Senate, matched against Landrieu, in a race that also included state Representative Tony Perkins, Jenkins' 1996 campaign manager. Jenkins endorsed Perkins in the primary. In the runoff between Terrell and Landrieu, Jenkins endorsed Terrell, but Landrieu was elected to her second term.

Jenkins and Richey helped to organize David Vitter's grassroots campaign in 2004, when Vitter became the first Republican ever elected to the United States Senate from Louisiana.

In private life, Jenkins has been active in efforts to assist refugees and poor people in Latin America. According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Jenkins has visited Latin America more than sixty times.

Jenkins served as CEO for WBTR-TV in Baton Rouge from 1987 to 2004. He was named to the LSU School of Journalism Hall of Fame in 1991; "Legislator of the Year" by the National Taxpayers Union, 1977, and Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, 1990; 96 percent rating, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; recipient, Winston Churchill Award, Council for National Policy, 1990; producer, Baton Rouge Today, named "Outstanding Local News Program in the U. Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (born August 15, 1924, in St Louis Missouri) is an American conservative political activist known for her Eagle Forum is a conservative interest group in the United States founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1967 and is the parent organization that also includes S. " by Community Broadcasters Association, 1992; named "Louisiana's Pro-Family, Pro-Life Champion" by Christian Coalition of Louisiana for his service in the legislature; listed in Who's Who in America; B. A. , Journalism, Juris Doctor, LSU. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional

Jenkins and Daniel Duggan started the Central City News in 2005. In 2006, they started the Zachary Post. In 2007, Duggan's company acquired the South Baton Rouge Journal. Jenkins serves as editor of all three papers. In 2006, Jenkins was honored by the National Newspaper Association with 3rd Place for Best Newspaper Column. In 2007, the Louisiana Press Association awarded the Central City News 2nd Place in the state for General Excellence.

U. S. House special election in Louisiana's 6th District (2008)

On January 16, 2008 U.S. Representative Richard Hugh Baker, representing Louisiana's 6th congressional district, announced that he would soon resign from Congress. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Richard Hugh Baker (born May 22 1948) an American Politician,is a Lobbyist and former Republican member of the The Louisiana's 6th congressional district is located in the center of south Louisiana and contains the state capital Baton Rouge, plus the western half of the He vacated the seat on February 2. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor As a result, Governor Bobby Jindal called a special election to fill the vacancy. Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10 1971 is the current Republican governor of the U The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. The Republican and Democratic primaries were held on March 8, with the run-off on April 5, with the general election following on May 3. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João

On January 17, 2008, Jenkins announced his candidacy^[3] for the Republican Party (GOP) nomination in the special election. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. Jenkins received the endorsements of Pat Toomey's Club for Growth Political Action Committee,^[4] and Dr. Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey Sr (born November 17, 1961 in Providence Rhode Island) is a United States Politician James Dobson,^[5] founder of Focus on the Family. He also received the endorsement of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Party. ^[6] Jenkins later received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. ^[7]

In the primary, he faced former Baker aide Paul Sawyer;^[8] Laurinda L. Calongne, president of Robert Rose Consulting;^[9] and Michael Cloonan, a veteran of the United States Navy. ^[10]

Jenkins led in public opinion polls prior to the March 8 primary, but fell eighty-four votes short of an outright majority to win the GOP nomination. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Calongne, with 7,584 ballots (25 percent), finished second and forced Jenkins, with 14,849 votes (just under 50 percent), into a runoff. Sawyer trailed with 6,924 (23 percent). The critical balance of 425 votes (1 percent) was held by Michael Cloonan of East Feliciana Parish. East Feliciana Parish (Paroisse de Feliciana Est is a Parish located in the U ^[11]

In the April 5 Republican run-off against Calongne, Jenkins won handily, taking 15,179 (62 percent) of the vote to Calongne's 9,327 (38 percent) votes. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop ^[12] Jenkins' Democratic opponent in the May 3 special election is State Representative Don Cazayoux of New Roads, the winner of his party's run-off election. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Donald J 'Don' Cazayoux Jr (pronounced) (born January 17, 1964) is the Democratic U New Roads (Ville des Nouvelles-Rues is a city in and the Parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Jenkins was immediately endorsed by Governor Jindal. ^[13]

In Congress, Senator David Vitter and the three Republicans in Louisiana's House delegation--Jim McCrery, Rodney Alexander and Charles Boustany endorsed Jenkins, as did the Louisiana Republican Party. James Otis "Jim" McCrery III (born September 18 1949) is an American Politician and a departing Republican member Rodney McKinnie Alexander (born December 5 1946) is an American politician currently affiliated with the Republican Party. Charles William Boustany Jr (born February 21, 1956) represents Louisiana 's historically Democratic as a Republican since 2004 ^[14] Jenkins was also supported by House Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Roy Blunt, and Assistant Whip Eric Cantor. John Andrew Boehner ˈbeɪnɚ born November 17, 1949, is an American politician of the Republican Party who is currently serving as the Roy D Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is a Republican Politician from Missouri, representing ( map Eric Ivan Cantor was born in Richmond Virginia on June 6 1963 However, despite support from the state Republican establishment, some Republicans were cool toward Jenkins and some considered him a second-tier candidate despite his long tenure in the state legislature, his near-victory in the Senate race a decade earlier, and support among social conservatives in the Louisiana GOP. The National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of House Republicans, reportedly tied his financial aid to meeting certain financial benchmarks, which was unusual considering that the GOP had held this seat since 1975. "NRCC" redirects here For the organization of Canadian collectives see Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada. Additionally, Jenkins faced potential problems from past ties to David Duke. David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the Before the 1996 Senate general election, Jenkins' campaign retained a firm to do automated phone calls to voters. The firm had previously done work for Duke. He was fined $3,000 by the Federal Election Commission because the purchase was paid for by his ad agency instead of directly by the campaign. The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the ^[15] Later Jenkins later learned that Duke received a commission from the firm he had hired, but said he had no knowledge that Duke would profit from the transaction. ^[16] However, his signed agreement with the FEC admitted that he knew Duke had used the same firm. ^[17]

Additionally, the five Democratic candidates outpolled the four Republican contenders by 17,679 ballots,^[18] however the Democratic primary was open to independents and Republicans, and the GOP primary was open only to registered Republicans. ^[19]

On April 25, former U. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. S. Senator John Breaux, now a resident of Maryland, endorsed Cazayoux on grounds that the self-styled "John Breaux Democrat" could work across party lines. John Berlinger Breaux (bɹo (born March 1, 1944) is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005 In 1996, Breaux had also opposed Jenkins in the race against Mary Landrieu. ^[20]

Jenkins was defeated in the May 3 special general election. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João He polled 46,741 votes (46. 3 percent) to Democrat Don Cazayoux's 49, 702 (49. Donald J 'Don' Cazayoux Jr (pronounced) (born January 17, 1964) is the Democratic U 2 percent). An Independent Republican candidate and two minor candidates held the remaining 4. 5 percent of the vote. Jenkins ran best in the City of Central, where he received 77 percent of the votes cast, and Livingston Parish, a heavily Republican suburban parish near Baton Rouge, where he received 72 percent. Livingston Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. However, Cazayoux won by almost 5,000 votes in Jenkins' own East Baton Rouge Parish, where an influx of African American voters arrived after Hurricane Katrina. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States ^[21]. White voters constitute 57 percent of the voters in East Baton Rouge Parish.

On Sunday, May 18, 2008, Jenkins was elected as Louisiana's representative on the Platform Committee at the Republican National Convention in September.

See also

• Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election, 2008

References

External links

• The National Policy Council Biography
• Woody Jenkins Louisiana 6th Congressional District Official Website
• Central City News
• Zachary Post
• South Baton Rouge Journal
• The Big Sleazy: Politics in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Woody Jenkins' second chance

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