This will be the first in several installments on the special election  taking place in Louisiana Congressional District 1, in which Steve Scalise (R) will be taking on Gilda Reed (D) to replace the seat vacated by Bobby Jindal when he successfully took the Louisiana Gubernatorial race.  Specifically, this blog will focus on Gilda Reed, as that is whom I support in the race. Dr. Reed has a tough row to hoe, as the first district is predominately parishes that were populated by white-flighters, whom typically are Republican. 

Ms. Reed's Bio:

"Gilda Werner Reed is a
lifelong resident of Metairie, born in 1947. Gilda has been married to
Sam for 40 years and together they have 7 children, plus 11 surviving
young grandchildren.

Dr.
Gilda Werner Reed attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana,
Tulane-Newcomb and the University of New Orleans earning her degrees
from the University of New Orleans. Her Ph.D. is in Applied Biological
Psychology in 1996. Dr. Reed has been teaching at the University of New
Orleans since 1994 and presently teaches several different campus and
online courses each semester.

Gilda has hosted events to educate voters on environmental issues,
poverty issues and Iraq War issues.  Dr. Reed is politically conscious
and active and remained so even while raising her 7 children and
earning her doctorate.  Her life-long polio disability only spurred her
to excel and she teaches more classes than any of her colleagues.

Fired-up and feisty, Gilda entered the political sphere in 2007 to
make a powerful difference in the lives of senior citizens, children,
working men and women and small business owners. "