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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Background
Bill Cassidy was one of only five Republicans to defeat a House Democratic incumbent in 2008, and six years later he avoided the mistakes that had doomed
incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu's previous opponents while relentlessly tying her to former President Obama, a widely disliked figure in Louisiana. In the
House, Cassidy was a reliable conservative vote and was made a part of the GOP leadership's whip team. Like his fellow physician and Louisiana GOP
colleague Charles Boustany, he was given a plum seat on the Energy and Commerce Committee and called on to publicly criticize the Obama administration on
health care. Like the rest of his state's delegation, Cassidy has been an ardent advocate of the oil and gas industry. Cassidy's impressive reelection margins and
legislative work led Louisiana Republicans and political pundits to deem him the most formidable potential challenger to Landrieu, the last remaining Senate
Democrat from the Deep South. But Obama's job-approval rating in the state was measured at just 39 percent in November, giving Cassidy an obvious theme.
Outside conservative groups, taking no chances, poured an estimated $5.65 million in ads on his behalf during the runoff.
Official Contact Info State Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Hart State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/4/2014 • Energy and Natural Resources
• Finance
Room Number: 520 Status: Senior Senator Party: Republican • Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Phone Number: (202) 224-5824 Serving with: John Kennedy (R) Birth date: 9/28/1957 • Veterans' Affairs
Facebook: @billcassidy Cook PVI: R+11 Education: Louisiana State University, B.S.,
1979; M.D., 1983
Instagram: @bill_cassidy Election Results
Family: Spouse: Laura Layden, 3 children
Twitter: @billcassidy 2014 General
Bill Cassidy (R) 56%
Mary Landrieu (D) 44%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)
Background
Republican John Kennedy was born on November 21, 1951 in southwestern Mississippi. Kennedy graduated magna cum laude in political science, philosophy
and economics from Vanderbilt; was president of his senior class; and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia
and his B.C.L. degree from Oxford University in England. He is an adjunct professor at LSU Law School and is a volunteer substitute teacher for East Baton
Rouge Parish public schools. Kennedy served as special counsel to Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988-1992 and as secretary in the governor’s
cabinet from 1990-1992. He also worked as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996-1999. He was sworn in as Louisiana state treasurer in
2000 after winning the 1999 general election as a Democrat. He was re-elected three times, most recently in 2011. In August 2007, Kennedy changed his party
affiliation to Republican and was re-elected to a third term, unopposed in November of that year. In that role Kennedy oversaw the state's$10.6 billion investment
portfolio, as well as local and state bond issues and returned unclaimed property. In 2016, Kennedy ran in the Republican jungle primary for incumbent David
Vitter’s open seat following his decision to retire.
Official Contact Info State Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Russell State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/8/2016 • Appropriations
• Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
Room Number: 383 Status: Junior Senator Party: Republican • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Phone Number: (202) 224-4623 Serving with: Bill Cassidy (R) Birth date: 11/21/1951 • Budget
• Judiciary
Facebook: @JohnKennedyLouisiana Cook PVI: R+11 Education: Vanderbilt U., 1973; U. of VA , J.D.,
1977
Instagram: Election Results
Family: Spouse: Rebecca (Becky) Ann Stulb, 1
Twitter: @JohnKennedyLA 2016 General
child
John Kennedy (R) 61%
Foster Campbell (D) 39%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-1)
Background
Born in New Orleans, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise worked as a computer programmer and systems engineer before entering politics. He was first elected
to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1995, representing the 82nd district until 2007. Term-limited in the House, Scalise was elected to the Louisiana
Senate in 2008, where he represented District 9 briefly, before announcing his intention to run for the US House. Scalise won a special election in May 2008 to
succeed GOP Rep. Bobby Jindal, who had become governor. In the House, he quickly rose through the Republican ranks, becoming chair of the Republican
Study Committee in 2013 then vaulting to the position of Majority Whip from 2014 until the Republicans lost their majority in 2019. In June 2017, Rep. Scalise
was almost killed in a shooting at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. However, after almost two months in the hospital, Scalise was back
to work in Congress. When Speaker Ryan announced his retirement from Congress in 2018, Scalise was considered a strong competitor to then-House Majority
Leader Kevin McCarthy for the top position. But soon after the House Republicans' loss in the 2018 midterm elections, Scalise announced he would seek the
minority whip position instead.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Rayburn State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/4/2008 • Minority Whip
• Energy and Commerce
Room Number: 2049 District: 1st Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-3015 New Orleans Suburbs, Houma Birth date: 10/6/1965
Facebook: @RepSteveScalise Cook PVI: R+24 Education: BS, Computer Science, Louisiana
State University, 1989
Instagram: @stevescalise Election Results
Family: Spouse: Jennifer Letulle, 2 children
Twitter: @SteveScalise 2018 General
Steve Scalise (R) 72%
Tammy Savoie (D) 16%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA-2)
Background
Democrat Cedric Richmond, elected in 2010, has formed tight alliances with key Congressional Black Caucus members and worked successfully with Louisiana
Republicans on obtaining money for the state. Richmond grew up in eastern New Orleans. His father died when he was 7 years old, and he was raised by his
mother. He graduated from Atlanta’s Morehouse College and earned a law degree from Tulane University. Richmond was elected in 2000 to the state House at
age 26, becoming the youngest lawmaker in Baton Rouge. He pushed redevelopment tax credit for weather-damaged areas, funding for playgrounds, and a ban
on assault weapons. In his first campaign, Richmond’s central message was that he would be more a dependable supporter of Obama’s agenda than the
previous representative. In the House, Richmond has been a loyal Democrat, on rare occasions departing from the party line in deference to his state’s needs.
He belongs to the business-friendly New Democrat Coalition. He supported a transportation bill in April 2012 that a majority of Democrats opposed because it
included an extension of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Richmond has worked extensively on curbing youth violence and in 2013 was given a seat on
the Judiciary Committee. When the House is in session, he regularly eats dinner with fellow black Democrats James Clyburn of South Carolina, the assistant
minority leader.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Cannon State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/2/2010 • Homeland Security
• Judiciary
Room Number: 506 District: 2nd Party: Democrat
Phone Number: (202) 225-6636 New Orleans, Part of Baton Rouge Birth date: 9/13/1973
Facebook: @RepRichmond Cook PVI: D+25 Education: JD, Tulane University School of
Law, 1998; BA, Morehouse College, 1995;
Instagram: Election Results
Graduate, Executive Education Program, John
Twitter: @RepRichmond 2018 General F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University
Cedric Richmond (D) N/A
Family: Spouse: Raquel Greenup, 1 child
NO OPPONENT N/A
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)
Background
Clay Higgins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and is the seventh of eight siblings. He grew up in Covington, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State
University in Baton Rouge. Higgins served in the Military Police Corps of the US Army and the National Guard for six years before becoming the manager of a
car dealership in Opelousas, Louisiana. He then became a reserve officer for the Opelousas Police Department. He spent four years there, then moved to the
Port Barre Police Department for three years. Higgins then joined the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office in 2011, where he eventually became the public
information officer. He then got promoted to captain. While he was public information officer, Higgins made videos for Crime Stoppers that ultimately went viral.
He garnered the nickname “Cajun John Wayne.” In February 2016 he resigned because of controversy over one of his videos. In March he became a reserve
deputy marshal in Lafayette. In the jungle primary on November 8th, 2016 for Louisiana’s 3rd congressional district, Higgins came in second behind Scott
Angelle. He then won the runoff election in December with 56.1% of the vote.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Cannon State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/8/2016 • Homeland Security
• Oversight and Reform
Room Number: 424 District: 3rd Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-2031 Southwest: Lafayette Birth date: 8/24/1961
Facebook: @CongressmanClayHiggins Cook PVI: R+20 Education: Attended LSU
Instagram: @RepClayHiggins Election Results Family: Spouse: Becca, 4 children (1
deceased)
Twitter: @RepClayHiggins 2018 General
Clay Higgins (R) 56%
Mildred Methvin (D) 18%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA-4)
Background
Republican Mike Johnson was born on January 30, 1972 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is the oldest of four siblings and his father was a firefighter who was
critically burned and disabled in the line of duty. He received an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge, at which he was a member of the Order of Omega honor society and Kappa Sigma fraternity. He earned a J.D. from Louisiana State University Law
Center. Johnson has also worked as a talk radio host and conservative columnist. He has debated on NPR, The O’Reilly Factor, Fox and Friends and other
nationally broadcast shows. He first took office as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing the state’s 8th district. He was
the only candidate running in a special election set for February 21, 2015. He served on the civil law and procedure committee, the house and government affairs
committee and the judiciary committee. In 2016 he ran for and won the open seat representing Louisiana’s 4th district in the House after incumbent John Fleming
decided to run for the Senate.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Cannon State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/8/2016 • Judiciary
• Natural Resources
Room Number: 418 District: 4th Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-2777 Northwest: Shreveport Birth date: 1/30/1972
Facebook: @repmikejohnson Cook PVI: R+13 Education: JD, Paul M. Herbert Law Center,
Louisiana State University, 1998; BS, Business
Instagram: @RepMikeJohnson Election Results
Administration, Louisiana State University,
Twitter: @RepMikeJohnson 2018 General 1995
Mike Johnson (R) 64% Family: Spouse: Kelly Lary, 4 children
Ryan Trundle (D) 34%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA-5)
Background
Republican Ralph Abraham, a rural doctor and humanitarian pilot, was elected in 2014. Abraham originally trained to be a veterinarian but changed careers in his
late 30s to become a physician. He likes to boast he "can treat anything on four legs." He serves in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and works as a volunteer pilot with
Pilots for Patients, a Monroe, La., group providing free air transportation to people needing medical assistance who live far from hospitals or doctors. Abraham,
who had considered a run for Congress for several years, started his campaign in 2014 after loaning his campaign at least $200,000 of his own money. In the
November all-candidate election, Abraham finished with 23 percent of the vote, just ahead of Dasher's 22 percent and well ahead of McAllister's 11 percent.
Abraham then faced a competition with the leading vote-getter in the nine-candidate race—Democrat Jamie Mayo, the mayor of Monroe. Abraham beat Mayo by
nearly 30 points. In 2016, he ran for reelection and beat his only opponent handily.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Cannon State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/4/2014 • Agriculture
• Armed Services
Room Number: 417 District: 5th Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-8490 Northeast: Monroe, Alexandria Birth date: 9/16/1954
Facebook: @CongressmanRalphAbraham Cook PVI: R+15 Education: MD, Louisiana State University
School of Medicine, 1990-1994; Bachelors,
Instagram: @repabraham Election Results
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
Twitter: @RepAbraham 2018 General 1972-1980; DVM, Louisana State University
School of Veterinary Medicine, 1976-1980
Ralph Abraham (R) 67%
Family: Spouse: Dianne, 3 children
Jessee Fleenor (D) 30%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA-6)
Background
Republican Garret Graves is a former congressional aide and known statewide as Gov. Bobby Jindal's adviser on coastal restoration. He won the open 6th
District seat in 2014. Graves is a native of Baton Rouge. He left for Washington in his early 20s and began his political career as an intern for Democratic then-
Sen. John Breaux. After a couple of months, he joined GOP Rep. Billy Tauzin's office and worked his way up the ladder. While on Capitol Hill, he also worked for
the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Graves stepped down in February 2014 and
quickly dove into the 6th District race to fill the seat vacated by GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy, who opted to challenge Democratic US Sen. Mary Landrieu. In the
November blanket primary, Edwards—who had been governor for 16 years and served eight years in federal prison on corruption charges—took 30 percent and
Graves took 27 percent, setting up the December runoff. Edwards—whose colorful past exploits led to considerable national media interest in his candidacy—ran
as a self-described New Deal Democrat and "old relic" who unabashedly favored government spending to help the district. Graves, for his part, expressed
repeated surprise at the voters' selection of his runoff opponent.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Rayburn State: Louisiana First Elected: 11/4/2014 • Natural Resources
• Transportation and Infrastructure
Room Number: 2402 District: 6th Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-3901 Baton Rouge Birth date: 1/31/1972
Facebook: @CongressmanGarretGraves Cook PVI: R+19 Education: Attended University of Alabama
(1990-91), Louisiana Tech University (1993-
Instagram: @instagravesla Election Results
95), American University (1996)
Twitter: @RepGarretGraves 2018 General
Family: Spouse: Carissa, 3 children
Garret Graves (R) 70%
Justin Dewitt (D) 21%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
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