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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy waves off Trump’s backing of GOP rival in reelection bid
Cassidy faces a challenging May primary after his 2021 Trump impeachment vote; Trump and Gov. Landry back Letlow, while Cassidy highlights $13 billion infrastructure funding for Louisiana.
- On Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., qualified for the Senate race at the Secretary of State Archives building in Baton Rouge and downplayed President Donald Trump's endorsement, saying it will not decide the race.
- The senator's vote to convict President Donald Trump in 2021 and censure by Louisiana Republicans have left Cassidy politically vulnerable.
- Outside the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office, Cassidy's campaign parked a mobile billboard attacking Letlow, while Landry accused Cassidy of supporting liberal Obama judges.
- With the May 16 primary looming, the contest is shaping into a test of Trump's influence in Louisiana as U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming and Rep. Julia Letlow compete.
- With Democrats declining to run last year, Cassidy has sought to mend ties with Trump allies by advancing Kennedy's HHS nomination, amid a narrow Republican contest.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a reelection challenge from U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow. Both qualified Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, for the Republican Party primary. (Photos by Piper Hutinson/Louisiana Illuminator) President Donald Trump’s surprise endorsement of U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow in her bid to unseat fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has set up a heated showdown, and the pair did not disappoint Friday as they traded barbs on the final day of can…
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy waves off Trump's backing of GOP rival in reelection bid
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisana is downplaying the impact of President Donald Trump backing a GOP challenger as the two-term senator seeks reelection.
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