Sen. John Kennedy apparently will have a challenger for his position on Capitol Hill.
U.S. Navy veteran Luke Mixon has announced his intention to challenge Kennedy in the 2022 election.
Mixon made the announcement Tuesday, criticizing Kennedy for what he calls voting against money for the people of Louisiana.
Mixon graduated from the Naval Academy in 2001. He was chosen to become a fighter pilot and fly the F/A-18 Hornet, which he flew for 17 years and over 3,000 flight hours. He completed four deployments from aircraft carriers in support of missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria in the wake of 9/11 and earned three Air Medals during that time.
Mixon currently resides in Baton Rouge, LA where he works as a commercial airline pilot and is a union member in the Air Line Pilots Association. He is raising his two children, Samantha and Charlie, alongside his wife Renee.
