Southeast
Regional Chairman - Ralph Reed
Southeast
Regional Political Director - Heath Thomspson
Bush-Cheney '04, Inc. Louisiana Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: Metarie
(Grand opening May 27, 2004 featured Ralph Reed,
Roger Villere, Pat Brister and Wendy Vitter)
Councilwoman for St. Tammany
Parish. Served as chair of the Republican Party of Louisiana from
2000 through early 2004. Ran for State Senate in 1995. Finance
committee of the Bush-Quayle back in 1988. With her husband operated
a heating and air-conditioning business company for many years. Attended
Loyola University and the University of New Orleans.
Executive Director |
Jason Hebert |
(Started March 2004, through
mid-June then sent to Colorado) Previously served as executive director
of the Republican Party of Louisiana (starting in early 2003 through March
1, 2004), and earlier as the party's political director (starting in March
2002). He also worked on Vice President Dan Quayle's presidential
exploratory committee in 1999, as an executive with Innovative Advertising
in Covington, as a finance representative with the National Republican
Congressional Committee, and as a government relations associate with ICF
Kaiser. Graduate of Louisiana State University.
Coalitions/Field |
Scott Levy |
-State Rep. Charlie McDonald
(D-LA) is the Louisiana Democrats for Bush Chairman.
-On July 30, 2004 in Metairie
the campaign announced the Bush-Cheney
'04 Louisiana "African Americans for Bush" Leadership Team; among
those present were former Congressman J.C. Watts (R-OK), Pat Brister, and
Kirt Bennett, National African Americans for Bush Steering Committee member.
-Louisiana Veterans for
Bush-Cheney launched at a June 2004 press conference at the New Orleans
City Club.
Parish chairman recruited
from all 64 parishes. Their four main objectives: recruiting volunteers,
recruiting precinct captains, registering voters and building coalitions.
Victory '04 Chairman
- Scott Sewell
Executive
Director |
Ryan Booth |
A former
political director of the Republican Party of Louisiana. Louisiana
Director of the Forbes 2000 Presidential campaign. From Baton Rouge.
72-Hour
Director |
Rebecca Rowinsky |
Republican Party of Louisiana
| 11440 N. Lake Sherwood, Suite A | Baton Rouge
Chairman |
Roger F. Villere, Jr. |
Florist--opened Villere's Florist
in 1969; president of Villere Corporation. In 2000 chaired the Conservative
Republican Network, opposing Gov. Fosters' proposed constitutional amendments
on taxes.
Vice Chairman - Polly Thomas
National Committeeman - Ross Little National Committeewoman
- Kay Katz
Treasurer - Charlie Buckels Secretary - Lillie
Brady LFRW Representative - Suzanne Crow
Executive Director |
Jon Bargas |
(announced March 29, 2004)
President of Tactical Solutions, L.L.C., a political consulting and public
relations company. Served as Communications Director for Public Service
Commissioner Jay Blossman's gubernatorial campaign in 2003 and as Campaign
Manager in Tony Perkins' bid for the U.S. Senate in 2002. Graduated
from LSU in 1997 with a B.A. in political science and history, and has
completed all coursework for his Master's in political science. Native
of Baton Rouge.
Political Director |
Brian McNabb |
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