Democrats Endorse Jefferson Challenger
From Times Wire Reports
The Louisiana Democratic Party turned down eight-term U.S. Rep. William J. Jefferson and endorsed state Rep. Karen Carter, one of a dozen challengers who emerged after Jefferson became the target of a federal bribery investigation.
The State Central Committee’s 69-53 vote at a special meeting in Baton Rouge was the first time in recent memory that an incumbent had failed to win the state party’s endorsement.
Jefferson denies the bribery allegations and has not been charged.
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