2023 LA Governor's race: on Energy & Oil


Jeff Landry: Fighting to unleash Louisiana's oil and gas production

Today, the left wing's radical anti-oil-and-gas agenda is killing Louisiana jobs, hurting Louisiana families, and driving our energy prices through the roof. Jeff Landry is fighting the Biden Administration to unleash Louisiana's oil and gas production and bring back America's energy independence.
Source: 2023 Louisiana Gubernatorial campaign website JeffLandry.com Mar 21, 2023

John Schroder: Allow oil and gas sectors to lead the energy transformation

Definitions of ESG vary, but it broadly centers around investing that takes sustainability and climate risks into account. Bloomberg estimates ESG assets will top $41 trillion by the end of the year.

In an interview, Schroder, a longtime former state representative who has described his efforts as a "crusade" against ESG, said his push represented a stand for Louisiana's economy, and wasn't calibrated for political gain. He said he wasn't "against the environment" either. Instead, he said massive corporations like BlackRock are trying to "force our behavior based on their politics."

"Those who live in Louisiana are abundantly aware of the environmental issues our state faces," Schroder said in an email. "I am for allowing the energy and oil and gas sectors to lead the energy transformation. They don't need financial firms to tell them what to do. Let them lead the way."

Source: The Advocate on 2023 Louisiana Gubernatorial race Dec 5, 2022

Sharon Hewitt: Support traditional fossil fuels while diversifying energy

As your Governor, I will support our traditional oil and gas industry, while diversifying our energy portfolio with wind, solar, hydrogen, and biofuels. As we diversify our energy portfolio and work to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in a common sense approach, I will ensure that our citizens and businesses always have a reliable and affordable energy grid.
Source: 2023 Louisiana Governor campaign website SharonHewitt.com Oct 3, 2023

Shawn Wilson: Louisiana can become the supply chain for renewable energy

Louisiana can become the supply chain for the entire nation in offshore wind, clean energy hydrogen production, and other renewable energy sources. New technology brings new opportunities in high-paying manufacturing jobs that we can use to reduce our environmental footprint while keeping communities safe and creating jobs.
Source: 2023 Louisiana Governor campaign website WilsonForLA.com Oct 5, 2023

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Candidates and political leaders on Energy & Oil:

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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