Eddie Rispone

thumb|Eddie Rispone in 2019 Edward Lee Rispone (January 21, 1949 –) is an American businessman and politician from the state of Louisiana. He ran as a Republican Party candidate for Governor of Louisiana in the 2019 election, losing to incumbent Democrat John Bel Edwards. Quotes We should be number one in the south when it comes to jobs and opportunities, and we are last. I use this analogy: If LSU was last in the SEC, we’d fire everyone from the president of the university down to the poor water boy. It’s time we do the same thing in our state government. We’re going to have a very conservative House and Senate, we need someone in the governor’s seat who can work with them and move our state forward. That’s very simple Exclusive — Eddie Rispone on Leftist Democrat John Bel Edwards: ‘We Need Someone Who’s Not Beholden to Special Interests’ (9 November 2019) External links Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Louisiana Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians