Bill Cassidy

Republican senior Senator of Louisiana

Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Louisiana, district 6
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Senator
Louisiana
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2021
Senator
Louisiana
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2027

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January 1, 1957 (68 years old)

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American physician and politician serving as a senior United States senator since 2015
Served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015
Graduate of Louisiana State University and LSU School of Medicine
Specialized in diseases of the liver and founded the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic
Involved in setting up Health Centers in Schools to vaccinate children against hepatitis B and flu
Led health care volunteers to convert an abandoned K-Mart into an emergency health care facility after Hurricane Katrina
Played a major role in the creation of the No Surprises Act of 2020
One of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial, leading to censure by the Republican Party of Louisiana
Initially a Democrat, switched to the Republican Party due to frustration with bureaucracy and inefficiency in the public hospital system
Co-sponsored legislation for earmark reform, Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act, and Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
Opposed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, arguing it would fail to lower costs and give too much decision-making authority to the federal government
Supported legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the “Graham–Cassidy” bill
Voted to support the certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count
Described as a moderate Republican by some, with a high ranking from conservative organizations
Co-sponsored the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act and opposed gun control, supporting the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Co-sponsored the Foreign Pollution Fee Act, proposing a carbon tariff on energy and industrial imports
Lead sponsor of the Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act to undo a tax increase on benefits received by children of deceased military members
Opposes abortion after 20 weeks and any federal funding for abortion
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Married to Laura Layden, also a physician, with three children and members of The Chapel on the Campus in Baton Rouge