Joshua Collins wanted to be the first openly autistic U.S. Congressperson in American history. While his campaign fell flat, another autistic candidate is still in the running.
Louisiana Democrat Rob Anderson, who is on the autism spectrum, is a self-described progressive Southern Democrat campaigning to unseat two-term incumbent Republican U.S.
Congressman Clay Higgins in Louisiana’s third district. Encompassing the Bayou State’s southwest and south-central regions, the third district has been in Republican control since 2011.
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