Retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness says he is considering a run for the seat in the U.S. Senate in Louisiana of
retiring Sen. David Vitter.
"It is clear to me that Louisiana needs a constitutional conservative and fighter in the United States Senate," Maness said in a press release. "I have directed my team to establish an exploratory committee for the 2016 election cycle."
Maness said his "broad national security and leadership experience is a skill set sorely needed by our state to protect our citizens and my commitment to principle is what’s needed to fight the Washington Cartel."
Maness, a 32-year Air Force veteran, previously ran for Senate in Louisiana in 2014, garnering endorsements from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Senate Conservatives Fund, the Family Research Council and Eagle Forum.
He is the founder of GATORPAC, a super-PAC he said is intended "to give liberty-minded citizens the teeth and tools to take our country back from the politicians."
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