2023 LA Governor's race: on Budget & Economy

Shawn Wilson: Made the largest infrastructure investment in state history

We got innovative, tapped into federal funding we had never used before, and created the largest infrastructure investment in state history--5.5 billion dollars, more than 2,000 projects, including 162 bridges--7,000 miles of road improvements. We broke ground on the Comite Diversion Project, dredged the Mississippi River to 50 feet, and we've made unprecedented investments in ports, rail, and flood control. Source: Bossier Press-Tribune on 2023 Louisiana Gubernatorial race Mar 6, 2023

John Schroder: State government should operate based on what it can afford

State government should operate based on what it can afford, not try to fund its wants on the backs of the taxpayers. I treat every penny like a dollar and believe the government can too. Source: 2023 Louisiana Governor campaign website JohnSchroder.com Oct 4, 2023

Sharon Hewitt: One of the best ways to ignite the economy is build things

One of the best ways to ignite the economy is to build things. And Louisiana has a $15B backlog of roads, bridges, ports, and airports that need to be built, upgraded, repaved, or expanded. I will revamp the Department of Transportation to maximize our dedicated transportation dollars for actual engineering and construction, rather than overhead. And I will shorten the cycle time required for projects by pushing more money and decision-making to the local districts. Source: 2023 Louisiana Governor campaign website SharonHewitt.com Oct 3, 2023

Shawn Wilson: Fully fund "Insure Louisiana Incentive Fund"

Work with the elected Commissioner of Insurance to attract competition into the market to reduce the number of homeowners that have to seek policies with the insurer of last resort, and find premium relief for Louisianans
Work with the state legislature to fully fund and ensure effective results of the "Insure Louisiana Incentive Fund" to bring insurers back into the market, create more competition, and lower rates

Source: 2023 Louisiana Governor campaign website WilsonForLA.com Oct 5, 2023

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*Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:*
*Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:* GA:Chambliss(R) IA:Harkin(D) MI:Levin(D) MT:Baucus(D) NE:Johanns(R) OK:Coburn(R) SD:Johnson(D) WV:Rockefeller(D) *Resigned from 113th House:* AL-1:Jo Bonner(R) FL-19:Trey Radel(R) LA-5:Rod Alexander(R) MA-5:Ed Markey(D) MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R) NC-12:Melvin Watt(D) SC-1:Tim Scott(R)	*Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:* AR-4:Tom Cotton(R) GA-1:Jack Kingston(R) GA-10:Paul Broun(R) GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R) HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D) IA-1:Bruce Braley(D) LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R) ME-2:Mike Michaud(D) MI-14:Gary Peters(D) MT-0:Steve Daines(R) OK-5:James Lankford(R) PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D) TX-36:Steve Stockman(R) WV-2:Shelley Capito(R)	*Retired House as of Jan. 2015:* AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R) AR-2:Tim Griffin(R) CA-11:George Miller(D) CA-25:Howard McKeon(R) CA-33:Henry Waxman(D) CA-45:John Campbell(R) IA-3:Tom Latham(R) MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R) NC-6:Howard Coble(R) NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D) NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R) NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D) NY-21:Bill Owens(D) PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R) UT-4:Jim Matheson(D) VA-8:Jim Moran(D) VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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