Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Charles William Boustany Jr. (/ b ʊ ˈ s t æ n i /; born February 21, 1956) is an American politician, physician, and former congressman from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017 (numbered as the 7th district from 2005 to 2013).
Seat expired at the end of the 36th Congress due to Louisiana's succession. [a] Charles Boustany: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 Republican: 7th: Elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 3rd district. January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 3rd: Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. senator. John Breaux
The old 3rd's last congressman, freshman Republican Jeff Landry, had his home in New Iberia, along with much of the western portion of his district, drawn into the new 3rd. He opted to challenge the 7th district's four-term incumbent, fellow Republican Charles Boustany, in the GOP primary. However, Landry could not overcome the fact that he was ...
The thought of one congressman potentially becoming the top trade official in President-elect Donald Trump's administration outraged trade reform advocates
Republican incumbent Charles Boustany, who has represented the 3rd district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 2005 to 2013, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election. [3]
Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district; 113th (2013–2015) Steve Scalise (R) Cedric Richmond (D) Charles Boustany (R) John Fleming (R) Rodney Alexander (R) Bill Cassidy (R) Vance McAllister (R) 114th (2015–2017) Ralph Abraham (R) Garret Graves (R) 115th (2017–2019) Clay Higgins (R) Mike ...
In the December 6 runoff, Cassidy defeated Landrieu by 11.86 percentage points (55.93% to 44.07%), settling the fate of the final Senate seat of the 2014 midterms, becoming the first Republican to hold this seat since 1883, and giving Senate Republicans 54 seats in the 114th Congress. [2]
Incumbent Republican Congressman Charles Boustany sought a second term in this conservative district based in the Cajun, southwest portion of the state. Boustany's initial election in 2004, to replace previous Congressman Chris John was relatively close and attracted national attention. In 2006, he faced Democratic nominee Mike Stagg, and the ...