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Ralph Abraham releases first TV ad in Louisiana governor race

The clips describe him as an ally of President Donald Trump and the GOP front-runner in the Oct. 12 election against Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards.

Credit: AP

FILE - In this March 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, a GOP candidate for Louisiana governor, speaks at a business event hosted by the Republican Governors Association in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana’s having its own Iowa Straw Poll, with Republicans hoping to determine a clear front-runner in their efforts to unseat Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards this fall. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Ralph Abraham has launched his first TV ad in the race.

The third-term congressman doesn't speak in the 30-second introductory spot released Monday. The camera pans up on Abraham, standing in front of a painted American flag, as news clips are read about his candidacy.

The clips describe him as an ally of President Donald Trump and the GOP front-runner in the Oct. 12 election against Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards. It never mentions Abraham's fellow Republican contender in the race, businessman Eddie Rispone.

The ad ends with the words: "Help is on the way."

Abraham's campaign says the ad is running statewide. He is the last major gubernatorial candidate to start TV advertising, with Edwards and Rispone on the air for weeks.