For the residents of Abita Springs and surrounding areas, The race for State Representative, district 74, ended in a run-off. The two candidates are Scott Simon and Adam Ackel, and both are residents of Abita Springs. Both are also Republicans. Simon received 48% on the vote and Ackel received 29%, so it should be a pretty close race. Simon is running on a platform that would like to fight corruption, reform the insurance industry, and improve roads. I was unable to access Ackel's web site, but The St. Tammany News reports that Ackel is interested in infrastructure, education, and a trained work force. You can read the article for yourself here. Both candidates have been active in the community. Scott Simon has been endorsed by the Alliance for Good Government and the Times Picayune. I believe that Ackel has been endorsed by the GOP, but once again, his web site was unavailable.
The run-off is November 17th, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. As a new resident, I'm going to go figure out how to get registered to vote. I'll post that information when I figure it out.
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