Charles Boustany
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Charles William Boustany, Jr.
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| Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Chris John |
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| Born | February 21, 1956 Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Bridget Boustany |
| Children | Erik and Ashley |
| Residence | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Charles William Boustany, Jr. (born February 21, 1956) represents Louisiana's historically Democratic 7th congressional district as a Republican, serving since 2005. His plan for reinvigorating the economy of his district is known as the Prescription for Prosperity.
Boustany (pronounced boo-STAN-ie) won an open race in 2004, when Christopher "Chris" John, the incumbent Democrat, did not seek re-election in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Boustany, another Republican (the late David Thibodaux of Lafayette) and two Democrats vied for the House seat.
In the primary election, Boustany won 39 percent, with the next highest vote-getter being Democratic State Senator Willie Landry Mount, the former mayor of Lake Charles, who received 25 percent. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, in the event no candidate wins a "50 percent plus one vote" total, a runoff is conducted between the two top candidates, regardless of party.
In the resulting December 4 runoff election, in which then Vice President Richard B. Cheney campaigned on behalf of Boustany, the Republican prevailed, 55 percent to 45 percent for Willie Mount.
In the Louisiana House elections of 2006, Boustany won with 71 percent of the vote, handily defeating Democrat Mike Stagg despite the national tide that favored Democratic congressional nominees.[1] He was reelected over Don Cravins, Jr., and Peter Vidrine in the United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana in 2008.
His wife Bridget Edwards Boustany is a niece of former Democratic Governor Edwin Washington Edwards.[2]
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Boustany was born in Lafayette to the former Madlyn M. Ackal and Charles W. Boustany, Sr., M.D. (1930-2009); his paternal grandparents, Alfred Frem Boustany and the former Florida Saloom, were immigrants from Lebanon.[3] The senior Boustany, a Democrat, served for sixteen years as coroner of Lafayette Parish. The senior Boustanys had ten children: Representative Boustany, James Boustany, Jon Boustany, Ron Boustany, Dr. Stella Boustany Noel, Terese Reggie, Kathryn Scurlock, Madlyn Juneau, Adele Weber, and Cheryn Eppley.[4]
Boustany, Jr., attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University. Boustany is a heart surgeon, who initially practiced in Rochester, New York before taking a job at Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
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- ^ Boustany secured a second term with 71 percent of vote, The Daily Advertiser
- ^ Jim Brown, "Internal Republican Battles Affect La. Congressional Races" from Jim Brown's Journal.
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- ^ "Obituary of Charles Boustany, Sr., M.D.". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. http://www.legacy.com/theadvocate/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=125203346.
[edit] External links
- Congressman Charles Boustany official U.S. House website
- Charles Boustany, Jr., MD official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Louisiana Secretary of State — Official Parish Election Results, Parish of Lafayette
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 7th congressional district 2005 – present |
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