ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA – The St. Tammany Republican Parish Executive Committee issued the following endorsements for the Saturday, October 24, 2015, election:
• Governor, David Vitter
• Lt. Governor, Billy Nungesser
• Treasurer, John Kennedy
• Attorney General, Jeff Landry
• Secretary of State, Tom Schedler
• Commissioner of Insurance, no endorsement
• Commissioner of Agriculture, Mike Strain
• Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 1, Lee Barrios
• State Senate, District 1, Sharon Hewitt
• State Senate, District 12, Beth Mizell
• State House of Representatives, District 89, no endorsement
• St. Tammany Parish President, Pat Brister
• St. Tammany Parish Sheriff, Randy Smith
• St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court, Melissa Henry
• St. Tammany Parish Assessor, no endorsement
• St. Tammany Parish Council, District 2, Dennis Sharp
• Justice of the Peace, Ward 8, Michael Tassin
There were no endorsements in the Parish Council races for Districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13 or 14.
"We appreciate the participation of so many candidates in our process, and hope the voters will support the candidates we selected for endorsement," said RPEC Chair Peter Egan. "Our process is thorough and fair, and in addition to listening to candidates or their surrogates, we conduct our own research and have extensive discussions internally. We are proud of today's outcomes and the process by which they were achieved, and thank all candidates for offering themselves for public service."
