Background
Le Sueur was born and reared in Holly Springs, a suburb of Memphis. His father was a Church of God in Christ minister.
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Clinton Le Sueur
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The tenth of fifteen children, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in print journalism from historically black Rust College, a liberal arts institution in Holly Springs.
Career
LeSeur grew up as a Democrat. He struggled with that decision for some time, even to the point of saying, "Lord, I don"t want to be a Republican!" In 2002, he ran as the Republican candidate in Mississippi"s 2nd congressional district against incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson and ran on a strongly socially conservative platform. He was defeated, having obtained 42.7 percent of the vote to Thompson"s 55.1 percent—a close margin, given the district"s heavy Democratic tilt and the fact that Le Sueur received little encouragement from the national party.
He challenged Thompson again in 2004.
This time, he attracted more attention from the national party, and spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention. He lost again, receiving 40.6 percent of the vote.
To date, he is the only Republican to have made a credible bid against Thompson. On July 1, 2005, Le Sueur was appointed director of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) faith-based initiative.
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However, he switched to Republican affiliation in 2001, having become disenchanted with the party"s stances on abortion and gay marriage.
