First-term St. Tammany Parish Council member Kathy Seiden announced Wednesday she is running for U.S. Senate , joining a field of several Republican candidates who hope to knock incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy out of the race in a closed party primary set for April.

“I’m running because Washington has lost touch with the real challenges families face every single day,” Seiden said in a statement announcing her candidacy.

“As a mother of four, I've lived those struggles. We need a fighter who stands unapologetically or faith, family, and the American way of life."

Seiden grew up in Brusly and is a graduate of LSU, according to a news release.

As part of the campaign launch, Seiden shared a six-minute video video titled "The Outsider" that is meant to be the first in a series that "capture

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