U.S. Senator John Kennedy, R-La., will not run for Louisiana governor in 2023, according to an email sent to his supporters, LaPoliticsNow's Jeremy Alford Tweeted Wednesday afternoon. The election to replace two-term, Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards will take place this fall. "I have looked into my heart and decided to remain in the Senate and not to run for Governor," he wrote in the email. "Senator and Governor are very different jobs. "At this juncture, I just think I can help my state and my country more in the Senate."