![]() ![]() "Gerrymandered districts are a byproduct of the Confederacy," Chambers says as he lights a Confederate flag on fire. MORE: Louisiana Senate passes congressional map without expanding Black districts RELATED: Louisiana Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr.'s weed smoking ad sparks social media sensation The Republican-dominated Legislature has so far rejected Democrats' attempts to expand the number of majority-Black districts in Congress.Ĭhambers led a rally on the Louisiana Capitol steps Wednesday morning advocating for an expansion of majority-Black districts. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr., whose opening campaign video of him smoking a marijuana joint went viral, released another provocative ad Wednesday in which he burns the Confederate flag.Ĭhambers, a Democratic community activist from Baton Rouge, released the "Scars and Bars" ad in conjunction with the Louisiana Legislature's ongoing Special Session to redraw the state's political lines.
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