Bill Cassidy

Republican senior Senator of Louisiana

  • Senator

    Louisiana

    January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2027

202-224-5824

@SenBillCassidy

cassidy.senate.gov

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8

Congresses Served

3

House Terms

2

Senate Terms

January 1, 1957 (67 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