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On Friday, former governor Dave “Formerly Clean” Treen announced that he would announce that he is not running for the long-vacant 1st Congressional District seat. As such I am compelled to make a non-statement.

After reviewing the established precedents, below is the formal pre-announcement regarding my future political plans.

Precedent

Under the political precedent established by former U.S. Senator John Breaux of Louisiana and now of Maryland, but who owns property in LA and plans to be buried in LA, one must announce whether one is running for political office in LA, even if one isn’t running. Otherwise, it may be presumed by the media that one is or might be running.

Such announcements are required of any person born in LA or owns property in LA, including, but not limited to a burial plot until one gets an opinion from the Attorney General of Louisiana declaring that one is not eligible to run for office in LA.

Compliance issues

Under the above referenced precedent and presumption, failure to announce may subject one to the Federal Elections Commission (”FEC”) Laws or the LA Campaign Disclosure Law. Failure to comply with the law could subject one to fines and other penalties which one may pay from one’s campaign account if one has one.

A recent example of this legal conundrum is the above referenced announcement by Treen that he is planning to make an announcement about his plan to “exit” (according to the media) the race for the 1st Congressional District despite having not yet entered it.

Announcement and disclaimer

Out of an abundance of caution, I am hereby announcing to the media that I am considering making an announcement regarding my future political plans with regards to the upcoming race for the vacant and soon-to-be vacant 1st and 6th Congressional District seats, respectively.

More specifically, I’m thinking about not getting into the race for the 1st or 6th Congressional Districts. However, before I do that, I am going to contemplate the idea of getting into the race for the seats. But, I may not.

In further compliance with precedent, I hereby state that the above has been done after much prayer and consultation with family, friends and supports.

Further, until I make the announcement or not of what I intend to do or not to do, no assumptions should be made about what I intend to do or not do. At point in time, my plans should be considered as highly speculative and reliance upon this information is at the risk of the reliant.

Availability

At such time as I decide to decide whether to make a decision or not regarding the upcoming Congressional races, I may make an announcement or not. If I do make an announcement and should I choose, I may make myself available for questions or not about my plans.

If the media wishes to speculate about my potential plans for public office, the above details may be used until more definitive decisions are made or not.

Respectfully submitted,

C.B.

Possible Candidate for LA 1st and 6th Congressional Districts.