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CONRAD APPEL RECEIVES BUSINESS GROUP ENDORSEMENT FOR SD 9
Friday, July 25th, 2008
SOUTHPAC, a political action committee of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), has announced its endorsement of Conrad Appel for election to Senate District 9 in Jefferson Parish.
“Residents of Senate District 9 are very fortunate to have Mr. Appel running to fill the seat vacated by now-Congressman Steve Scalise,” said Ginger Sawyer, executive director of SOUTHPAC. “From our interviews with the candidates, we believe that Conrad Appel’s background and impressive business experience set him apart from the field.”
Conrad Appel Hits Airwaves with Radio and TV Blitz
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Metairie-Businessman and Community Leader Conrad Appel announced today the beginning of his media campaign for State Senate District 9. Appel launched his media effort with introductory TV spot and Radio spot highlighting his broad background of leadership positions in economic development, crime protection, and hurricane and flood protection efforts. Appel said his media efforts will continue through Election Day and will complement his grassroots and door-to-door walking efforts.
Businessman tosses hat in ring for state Senate
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Announcement made day Scalise resigns
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/eastjefferson/index.ssf?/base/news-6/121013772739520.xml&coll=1
East Jefferson bureau
Business activist Conrad Appel III, of Metairie, announced his candidacy Tuesday for the 9th District seat in the state Senate.
His statement came on the same day that Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, resigned the seat to join Congress. Scalise held the seat for fewer than four months, after the quarter-century tenure of Ken Hollis, R-Metairie.
Appel, 56, owns Construction South, a fourth-generation family business, and has been chairman of the Jefferson Business Council, the Jefferson Economic Development Commission and the New Orleans Dock Board. He also has been on the board of Metrovision and the Metropolitan Crime Commission.
The Senate district covers most of west Metairie, Elmwood and part of Old Jefferson.
A Republican, Appel said he would focus on lowering family and business taxes, improving education, backing Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand's crime-fighting efforts, roadwork, improving commerce and protecting Louisiana's homestead exemption.
Among the endorsements he claims are Hollis and Normand, Parish Councilwoman Jennifer Sneed, state Sen. Jack Donahue, R-Covington, and state Reps. John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie, Tony Ligi, R-Metairie, and Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge.
The election date has not been set.
