Andrew Roth leads the conservative State Freedom Caucus Network. (State Freedom Caucus Network)
So far, the organization boasts freedom caucuses in 13 of the 50 states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona and Idaho – but deep red states like Texas and Florida are conspicuously absent from the list.
Asked whether this is because there are not enough conservative legislators in those states to form a freedom caucus, Roth replied, "That's absolutely correct," explaining, "In Texas I could probably say there's only one or two House members, and in Florida I'm not even sure I can say two."
There are "zero" conservative state lawmakers in the Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi state legislatures, he said.
The organization provides a state director in each applicable state, Roth indicated. (senate.la.gov; Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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Roth noted that Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, a Republican who belongs to that state's freedom caucus, is challenging incumbent GOP U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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