Felder, originally from New Orleans, practices corporate and business law, as well as estate and tax

BATON ROUGE A Republican attorney from Baton Rouge is the first woman considering the still-developing race for the 6th Congressional District, which includes the northern sections of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
The latest hopeful is Cassie Felder, who is undecided with time to spare, since the primary election isn t until Nov. 4, 2014, with a runoff to follow a month later, as needed. The seat is expected to be left vacant by U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, who has announced his intentions to run for the U.S. Senate next year.
She is still in the exploratory phase at this point, so there is no announcement or formal plans yet, said spokesperson Jason Hebert cheap car rentals chicago of The Political Firm. But so far, she s received lots of really good feedback and encouragement.
Felder, originally from New Orleans, practices corporate and business law, as well as estate and tax planning, among other fields. She is active in the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce and was appointed by Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden to a serve on a council that s charged with addressing the city s growing transit problems.
Louisianians don t put many women in office. The state ranks last in the country for female representation, according to a study released earlier this year by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Of Louisiana s nine statewide elected offices, including cheap car rentals chicago state and federal, just one is held by a woman. Three state department heads are women and only 17 of Louisiana s 145 lawmakers are women.
Many of the issues we ll face in the campaign will be tied to women s issues like repealing Obamacare and finding a better solution for women s health care. ... Felder supports Louisiana families and the mother, Hebert said.
The battle for the progress of women in Louisiana is an ongoing one for most women in most facets and junctures of their lives whether it is in homes, roles as caregivers and breadwinners, corporate America, cheap car rentals chicago leadership roles, health care or the halls of the Louisiana Legislature, St. Germain said.
Other candidates rumored to be interested in the race include House Education Chairman Steve Carter of Baton Rouge; Senate Finance Vice Chairman Norby Chabert cheap car rentals chicago of Houma; entrepreneur Paul Dietzel of Baton Rouge; Gary Graphia of Baton Rouge, the former executive counsel to Gov. Bobby Jindal; Metro Councilman cheap car rentals chicago Ryan Heck of Baton Rouge; freshman Rep. Barry Ivey of Central, who is said to be leaning against running; former Congressman Jeff Landry of New Iberia, who is more likely to run for attorney general; real estate agent Richard Dean Lieberman of LaPlace; Family Research Council President Tony Perkins; and Chas Roemer of Baton Rouge, president of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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