‘I’m a country boy’: Farmer Jamie Davis goes grassroots to mount US Senate challenge

By: Wesley Muller

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 1,399

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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BATON ROUGE — When asked about guns while standing in the parking lot of a restaurant for an interview, Jamie Davis, a Democrat in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race, opened the back door of his truck and slowly withdrew a 7 mm bolt-action rifle.

“Come on, man. I’m a country boy,” Davis said. He stopped short of pulling the rifle out entirely, allowing just enough time for a quick glimpse before sliding it back under the …

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