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Charles Boustany Jr. currently serves the 7th Congressional district of Louisiana

Charles Boustany Jr. represents Louisiana's 7th Congressional District as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives since winning an open race in 2004. (map)

Contents

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Oil Voting Record

Charles Boustany Jr. has voted in favor of big oil companies on 91% of important oil-related bills. These include Iraq War Funding, Climate Change Studies, Clean Energy, and Ending Oil Subsidies. See below for oil money in politics.[citation needed]

Bio

Charles Boustany Jr. was born February 21, 1956 in Lafayette, Louisiana where he currently resides. He was educated at the Louisiana State University (Bachelors, 1978) and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans (M.D., 1982). Boustany was a cardiac surgeon in private practice from 1990-2004.

Before his election to Congress in 2004, Charles won an at-large seat on the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee and served through (1996-2001). He was named the Vice-Chairman of Bush-Cheney Victory 2000 Campaign for Lafayette Parish in 2000. Boustany also served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce(2001), and the Executive Board of Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce as Vice President for Government Affairs (2002).[1]

2006 elections

Boustany won reelection with 71% of the vote. [2]

Money in politics

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Links to more campaign contribution information for Charles Boustany Jr.
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2006 election cycle Career totals


Oil Contributions

Charles Boustany has accepted $116,800 in oil contributions during the 110th congress while representing district 07. $52,500 of those dollars were from industry PACS. In total, Boustany has received $292,024 from oil companies since 2000. See above for oil voting record.[citation needed]

Committees and Coalitions

Committees

  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
    • Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research
    • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Charles Boustany Jr.. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
1117 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1807
Phone: 202-225-2031
Fax: 202-225-5724
Web Email
Website

District Office- Lafayette:
800 Lafayette Street, Suite 1400
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337) 235-6322
Fax: (337) 235-6072

District Office-Lake Charles:
700 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 433-1747
Fax: (337) 433-0974

Articles and Resources

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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:
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Ranking Member On:
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110th Congress
Leadership Position:
None		 Committees Chaired:
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Ranking Member On:
 Caucuses:
Committees: House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Agriculture/Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight Nutrition and Forestry, House Committee on Agriculture/Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, House Committee on Education and Labor, House Committee on Education and Labor/Subcommittee on Early Childhood Elementary and Secondary Education, House Committee on Education and Labor/Subcommittee on Health Employment Labor and Pensions, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office:
December 4, 2004		 First Took Current Office:
January 3, 2005		 Next Election:
November 2, 2010		 Term Ends:
Freshman Member?
No		 Previous Political Work?
Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee,		 Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 800 Lafayette Street, Suite 1400, Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337) 235-6322 / Fax: (337) 235-6072
2. 700 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 433-1747 / Fax: (337) 433-0974
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Website:
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Date of Birth: February 21, 1956







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