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Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA5) Announces Retirement
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:20 pm
KALB
quote:
WASHINGTON D.C. (Rep. Ralph Abraham) - Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced on Wednesday his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of the 116th Congress.
Below is his official announcement:
Today, I am officially announcing my retirement from Congress following the completion of my current third term, and I will not seek re-election in 2020.
When I announced my candidacy for this seat six years ago, I did so with the strongest of convictions. Our national defense had been weakened, our constitutional rights were being challenged, and our economy was in the tank. Simply put — Dianne and I both feared the direction our country was headed. Here at home, the people who live in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District are some of the finest citizens of this country, and we both felt that changes in Washington needed to happen. That’s why we chose to stand up and work towards doing something about it. Our district is filled with honest, hard-working, kind, and sincere people. It is because of this, and because of you, that I sought public office for the first time in my life, when I asked for your support to serve as your Member of Congress.
Today, six years later, our national economy is strong, and unemployment is the lowest it's been in decades. Our military is stronger now than it’s been in decades, and consumer confidence is on the rise. As I look back over these three terms in Congress, despite significant partisan opposition, I’ve been proud to work for you in helping to "turn-the-ship-around.”
This past January, as I traveled on Air Force One to the National Championship game with President Trump, I was humbled when he asked that I consider staying in Congress for another term. I thanked him for his leadership and encouragement, and was honest in my reply. The decision to serve only three terms as a Member of the House is one that I made six years ago, but I very much look forward to supporting the President's agenda for the remainder of my tenure in Congress and in other capacities moving forward. I have sought to serve you honorably in Congress, as your “citizen congressman,” and the commitment I made as a candidate in 2014 will be kept.
In the meantime, I look forward to serving you through the remainder of my term and am forever grateful to the people of Louisiana for entrusting me with their representation in the United States House of Representatives.
Most sincerely,
Ralph “Doc” Abraham, M.D.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:24 pm to Ag Zwin
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Odds that LA screws this up?
95%
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:24 pm to rt3
Ralph seems like a decent dude. It’s a shame Rispone and Grigsby did him in like that.
Paging Sentrius.
Paging Sentrius.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:25 pm to rt3
I’m guessing Louisiana is about to lose another congressional seat and his district will get divied up between Johnson, Graves, and Cajun John Wayne.
Usually the most junior member’s district gets the axe, so this might be Abraham trying to protect a rising star in Johnson so as not to deplete the state’s bench.
Usually the most junior member’s district gets the axe, so this might be Abraham trying to protect a rising star in Johnson so as not to deplete the state’s bench.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:26 pm to kingbob
Rispone will run for his seat.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:27 pm to rt3
I guess running for governor took his fire from him. Poor guy. I voted for him in the primary. He seems like a truly decent man.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:28 pm to Ag Zwin
quote:
Odds that LA screws this up?
0.0% Maybe the safest R seat in a state full (except LA-2) of safe R seats
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:28 pm to LSURussian
Here's Louisiana's 5th congressional district... which Abraham represented
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:28 pm to LSURussian
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I guess running for governor took his fire from him.
He was always going to serve just three terms
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:30 pm to kingbob
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I’m guessing Louisiana is about to lose another congressional seat and his district will get divied up between Johnson, Graves, and Cajun John Wayne.
The new districts won't be effective until the 2022 midterms. This would be a cycle early to bow out for Johnson if that were Abraham's motive. Plus I don't think we are on the chopping block as of now--probably close though.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:30 pm to Janky
Rispone doesn’t live 100 miles from Abraham’s district.
If Rispone runs for Congress, it will be either for Cassidy’s Senate seat or Graves’s congressional seat if Graves runs for Sebate or governor. Everyone knows Scalise is staying in the house and that Graves has higher aspirations. Cassidy is old and weak.
Graves, Higgins, and Landry clearly all have aspirations to move up from where they are now.
If Abraham’s district isn’t eliminated, could Fleming try and make a comeback?
If Rispone runs for Congress, it will be either for Cassidy’s Senate seat or Graves’s congressional seat if Graves runs for Sebate or governor. Everyone knows Scalise is staying in the house and that Graves has higher aspirations. Cassidy is old and weak.
Graves, Higgins, and Landry clearly all have aspirations to move up from where they are now.
If Abraham’s district isn’t eliminated, could Fleming try and make a comeback?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:31 pm to kingbob
quote:
Rispone doesn’t live 100 miles from Abraham’s district.
If Rispone runs for Congress, it will be either for Cassidy’s Senate seat or Graves’s congressional seat if Graves runs for Sebate or governor. Everyone knows Scalise is staying in the house and that Graves has higher aspirations. Cassidy is old and weak.
Graves, Higgins, and Landry clearly all have aspirations to move up from where they are now.
If Abraham’s district isn’t eliminated, could Fleming try and make a comeback?
Cot damn, settle down. It was a friendly jab at my northern friends.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:32 pm to Janky
quote:Rispone said in an interview 2 weeks ago that he'll never run for public office again.
Rispone will run for his seat.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:36 pm to rt3
Republicans do things like say they will only serve 3 terms, and then do just that.
Democrats will run until they die.
It's like I respect self-imposed term limits, but it always hurts the GOP when we run with respect and the Dems don't. It causes us to lose clout.
That's a huge district... so who are the potential successors?
Democrats will run until they die.
It's like I respect self-imposed term limits, but it always hurts the GOP when we run with respect and the Dems don't. It causes us to lose clout.
That's a huge district... so who are the potential successors?
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:41 pm to rt3
Class act, and the way it should be. He believed he could help, he wins election, does his best, believes its time to give someone else a shot and then retires.
He term limited himself. More need to follow his example.
He term limited himself. More need to follow his example.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:51 pm to rt3
Well, he did lose his retirement job after all.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 2:55 pm to LSURussian
quote:
Rispone said in an interview 2 weeks ago that he'll never run for public office again.
Lesson one in politics: Once a politician, always a politician.
Lesson two: if his lips were moving when he said this, then he was a lying politician.
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