Rob Maness

Rob Maness (born November 14, 1961) is a Republican and Tea Party figure in the U.S. state of Louisiana. His political action committee called Gator PAC is active in many Louisiana campaigns, including the 2015 effort to make U.S. Senator David Vitter governor.

Born to a military family in Washington State, Maness was an unsuccessful Republican U.S. Senate candidfagte in 2014. He lost out to fellow Repubican Bill Cassidy of Baton Rouge, who unseated then sitting Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu. Maness endorsed Cassidy in the runoff contest against Landrieu. Maness was endorsed in that race by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States.

Vitter also supported Cassidy in the 2014 campaign, but Maness endorsed Vitter to succeed fellow Republian Bobby Jindal as governor. Jindal was an unsuccessful contender for his party's 2016 presidential nomination.

Maness resides in Madisonville in St. Tammany Parish in [suburb]]an New Orleans.