{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/abraham-enters-governors-race-i-intend-win", "Abraham enters governor's race: 'I intend to win'", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Ralph Abraham", "A000374", "abraham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham has entered the 2019 governor's race, saying simply, \"I intend to win.\"\nAbraham, the 5th District congressman from Alto, joins wealthy Baton Rouge Republican businessman Eddie Rispone as the announced challengers to Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.\nThe three-term congressman came out of the chute firing at the incumbent Edwards.\n\"Louisiana deserves better than what she currently has,\" Abraham said in an interview with USA Today Network. \"I'm seeing businesses leaving and a governor who has been focused on raising taxes. I intend to do something about that.\"\nAbraham, a medical doctor and veterinarian who likes to say he can treat anything on two or four feet,has said since last year that he may run for governor.\nThe congressman said he needed to focus on the last two weeks of the current Congress before fully engaging in a gubernatorialcampaign.\nAbraham, who isalso a farmer, is apilot for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol and the Pilots for Patients not-for-profit organization.\nHe has been married 43 years to Dianne. The couple hasthree children and nine grandchildren.\nTo read the full story, click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/abraham-enters-governors-race-i-intend-win"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4011054299771786, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}