US EditionState Senator Blake Miguez Launches Campaign for 5th Congressional District Race
Miguez redirected $3.6 million from his Senate campaign to compete for an open 5th District seat despite residency questions, joining a crowded Republican primary.
- On Monday, State Sen. Blake Miguez announced he is exiting his U.S. Senate campaign and will run for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, transferring about $3.6 million from the effort.
- Letlow's Senate run prompted others to reposition, and Miguez cited alignment with former President Trump as a reason for switching races, campaign says.
- Public reports note Miguez does not currently live in the 5th District, though campaign aide Jonathon Nave says he has maintained a residence there since 1999, citing U.S. law requiring only state residency.
- With qualifying closing Feb. 13, Miguez's switch moves a known candidate into the crowded 5th District race, reshaping the contest dynamics, as the three-day qualifying begins Feb. 11 ahead of May 16 primaries.
- Miguez built a public persona as a MAGA-aligned candidate, using a gun in campaign media and emphasizing his background as a small business owner tied to an offshore oil and gas family based in New Iberia.
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Blake Miguez leaves US Senate race to run for Letlow’s 5th District seat
Sen. Blake Miguez appears before a legislative committee during the 2024 legislative session. (Allison Allsop)State Sen. Blake Miguez is leaving the U.S. Senate race after U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow’s entry into the Republican field and will instead run for the House seat she’s vacating, his campaign announced Tuesday on social media. “The mission never changes — but sometimes the battlefield does,” Miguez’s post on his Facebook campaign page reads.…
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