You’re right on BOTH counts. I served 27 yrs, then retired in Jan ‘02. I ran for Congress in ‘10 and ‘12.
I am no longer a candidate for public office.
In this SECOND video, I speak about being raised in New Orleans. I also go into an incident in my run for Congress where one of my campaign signs (in North Carolina) was vandalized with the letters “KKK.” Vid shows a very brief pic of the vandalism.