Attorney General Jeff Landry’s senior attorney, Liz Marrill, is running to replace her boss as a gubernatorial candidate.
Murrill, 59, is the agency’s attorney general and has been asked to represent the attorney general before the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state courts.
Prior to that, he held senior legal positions in the government at the time. Bobby Jindal, including his Executive Counsel;
“I have both law and life experience,” said Murrill, noting that she is the mother of four boys. “I’ve been a burrow mom, a Cub Scout leader, a volunteer at schools and churches, and I’ve handled big deals and lawsuits.”
She runs with Laundry’s support.
However, Murrill operates a few decibels lower than Landry’s bombastic style.
“I am a person who likes to dig deep and evaluate problems,” Murrill said. “It is dangerous to think that you are a hammer and everything is a nail.”
Marill is a two-member Republican congressman (Rep. John Stefanski of Crowley and Marty Mailley, an attorney and former prosecutor of the Diocese of West Baton Rouge) and a politically independent District Attorney for the Diocese of Lincoln and Union. Join the field including John Belton.
Like other candidates, Murrill said his biggest problem was tackling Louisiana’s crime problem.
However, the Attorney General’s ability to fight crime is limited. The Attorney General often serves as Louisiana’s premier attorney and represents the state in a variety of legal disputes.
Landry, who was first elected in 2015, has sought the political struggle favored by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
“Federal overreach is also a priority for me,” Murray said, with Landry joining other attorneys general to win a court order banning the Biden administration’s offshore leasing of oil and gas in federal waters. I gave you a method.
When last called for campaign finance reports about a year ago, Marrill had $304,000 on hand, while Stefanski had $228,000, Belton $87,000, and Marie had $87,000. was $1,000.
A campaign finance report showing 2022 fundraising is due next month.
