 She publicly pledged to keep only 65% of her salary, equal to the gender pay gap in Louisiana, while donating the rest to charities that support women and children; this is meant to show solidarity and raise awareness for the issue of pay equity.Fayard also garnered much of her support based on her advocacy for charter schools, which was named a prominent reason behind New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's endorsement of her bid for the U.S. Senate.Her campaign style and apparatus has been compared to that of former U.S.