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Primary Election: October 14, 2023
Early voting is Sept. 30 through Oct. 7 (excluding Sunday, Oct. 1) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
General Election: November 18, 2023
Early voting is Nov. 3-11 (excluding Sunday, Nov. 5 and Friday Nov. 10 for Veterans Day) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
THE PRO-LIFE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
After our evaluation, we have determined that the following candidates are 100% pro-life and have committed to serve as a pro-life Governor (listed in alphabetical order): Senator Sharon Hewitt, Attorney General Jeff Landry, Hunter Lundy, State Treasurer John Schroder, and Stephen Waguespack.
HOW HAVE THESE CANDIDATES SERVED?
Among these five pro-life candidates, we want to highlight the exemplary pro-life records of candidates who have been in a previous elected office.
Attorney General Jeff Landry:
- Attorney General Jeff Landry has been the most pro-life Attorney General in Louisiana history, enthusiastically defending Louisiana’s pro-life laws in State and Federal Court since his election in 2016. AG Landry has also led pro-life initiatives jointly with our Attorneys General across the nation. AG Landry has committed to serving as a pro-life Governor.
- After Roe v. Wade was overturned, AG Landry stood up for Louisiana’s pro-life law, ensuring babies in Louisiana are protected from abortion.
- AG Landry served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011- 2012 and had a 100% pro-life voting record as scored by National Right to Life, voting pro-life on all ten votes scored by National Right to Life.
- AG Landry has committed to serve as a 100% pro-life Governor.
State Senator Sharon Hewitt:
- State Senator Sharon Hewitt has served as a strongly pro-life State Senator. Senator Hewitt has served in the Louisiana Senate since 2016. During this time, she had a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life, voting pro-life on 31 votes scored by Louisiana Right to Life.
- Senator Hewitt authored and passed important pro-life legislation in 2022 to protect against the chemical abortion pill.
- Senator Hewitt has committed to serve as a 100% pro-life Governor.
State Treasurer John Schroder:
- Treasurer Schroder has been strongly pro-life throughout his public service and has committed to serving as a pro-life Governor.
- Treasurer Schroeder served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 through 2017. During this time, he had a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life, voting pro-life on 34 votes scored by Louisiana Right to Life.
- Treasurer Schroder has committed to serve as a 100% pro-life Governor.
Hunter Lundy & Stephen Waguespack
Hunter Lundy and Stephen Waguespack have committed to serve as a 100% pro-life Governor. Neither candidate has served in elected office before.
THE PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATE
Shawn Wilson, Democrat
- Louisiana Right to Life does not recommend that citizens vote for Shawn Wilson since he will support legal elective abortion as Governor.
- Wilson supports legalizing elective abortion as in was before the Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health decision, which includes legalizing abortion all the way until the unborn child is in the 5th month of pregnancy (20 weeks old). He said, “It’s not the government’s right to tell a woman what to do with any medical procedure involving her body. They have a right to privacy for these decisions.”
Other Candidates
Frank Scurlock, Independent
Frank Scurlock has committed to serving as a pro-life Governor.
Louisiana Right to Life does not have sufficient information to publish about the other candidates for Governor.
Information has been published by Louisiana Right to Life Federation Inc and are not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
