Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday and set about trying to distinguish himself in a field with better known rivals.
It’s a long-shot effort for an accomplished but overshadowed governor, and his prospects will depend in large measure on his continued courtship of evangelical voters.
But several other contenders also are determined to win over that group.
An Oxford-educated son of Indian immigrants, Jindal can point to a political career filled with many unexpected achievements.
He talked a governor into appointing him state health secretary when Jindal was 24, with little background in either health management or government.
Jindal won election to Congress at 32 and became governor four years later.
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