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Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins Announces U.S. Senate Run Against Bill Cassidy

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins released a campaign announcement video on social media revealing that he is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Bill Cassidy in the November 2020 election.
Courtesy: Twitter PerkinsForLA
Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins released a campaign announcement video on social media revealing that he is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Bill Cassidy in the November 2020 election.
Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins released a campaign announcement video on social media revealing that he is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Bill Cassidy in the November 2020 election.
Credit Courtesy: Twitter PerkinsForLA
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Courtesy: Twitter PerkinsForLA
Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins released a campaign announcement video on social media revealing that he is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Bill Cassidy in the November 2020 election.

BID FOR U.S. SENATE - Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins  announced Wednesday  morning on Twitter  that he is running against incumbent Louisiana Senator  Republican Bill Cassidy.  The Twitter account PerkinsForLAposted a campaign video with Perkins explaining his background and why he is running for senator.

Perkins, a Democrat, was elected Mayor of Shreveport in 2018, defeating incumbent Mayor Ollie Tyler in the run-off.  Perkins is an U.S. Army veteran, a  graduate of West Point Academy and served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan,  He is also a graduate from Harvard Law School.

The Shreveport Mayor joins at least three other announced Democratic contenders 

Perkins has launched his campaign of U.S. Senate with social media sites and a webpage.
Credit Courtesy: PerkinsForLA.com
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Courtesy: PerkinsForLA.com
Perkins has launched his campaign of U.S. Senate with social media sites and a webpage.

trying to oust Cassidy, who is favored for reelection but Perkins is the only Democrat who currently holds elected office.  Perkins' announcement came as the qualifying period for Louisiana’s fall U.S. Senate race and other congressional elections opens Wednesday and runs through Friday. Perkins is expected to file his paperwork to qualify and  get on the ballot Thursday.

Mayor Adrian Perkins of Shreveport announced on Twitter that he has launched his bid for Senator Bill Cassidy's seat.

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Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.