There is now a declared Democrat in the race to be Louisiana’s next governor. He is Daniel “Danny” Cole, a Pentecostal minister. Cole is also a teacher at Bolton High in Alexandria and he believes Louisiana does not invest enough in education.
"I’m going to attack that on Day One; that priority," said Cole. "The business leaders agree that education has to be on the top priority."
Cole feels he can appeal to the average voter in a way that career politicians cannot, and he can make a runoff election this fall. He says he will be the people’s Democrat for governor.
"We’ve got to have a candidate that’s going to stand up for the common man (and) the working families of this state," he said.
Cole lives in Trout, in LaSalle Parish. He is running as a Democrat, but says, if elected, he will govern in a non-partisan fashion.
"To not just represent my party, but to represent all of the people in the state of Louisiana," said Cole.
Cole ran unsuccessfully for Louisiana Senate in 2019.
