LOGA Industry Report - Winter 2009 - (Page 24) 2008 Election Results The 2008 election season is behind us and President Barack Obama has just begun his four year term. In Louisiana, there were also some other very important votes cast on election day. Following is a brief review of the races most important to LOGA and Louisiana. U.S. Senate Mary Landrieu, D ing the politically corrupt. There is a new era of conservative reform sweeping across the state, and Steve Scalise has led the fight for this reform movement. He has fought to protect the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, gun rights and fought to reform our state’s reputation. Steve Scalise is ready to restore conservative values to Congress. Source: http://www.stevescalise.com U.S. House of Representatives — District 6 Bill Cassidy, R elected to Congress in December 2004. Serving his second term in office, Boustany represents Louisiana’s Seventh Congressional District, which covers Acadiana and Southwest Louisiana. Boustany has championed healthcare reform, sound energy policy and hurricane recovery with timeproven solutions for all Americans. Source: http://boustany.house.gov Mary L. Landrieu has been a fighter for Louisiana since she was first elected to the Louisiana state legislature at the age of 23. The first woman from Louisiana elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate, in 1996, she is the state’s senior senator, an Appropriations Committee member and has been ranked by the nonpartisan Congress.org as the tenth most effective legislator in the Senate. Source: http://landrieu.senate.gov Louisiana Supreme Court Greg Guidry, R Bill Cassidy is a doctor, a teacher, a leader and a father. Raised in Baton Rouge, he attended Tara High School, LSU and LSU Medical School. As a medical resident, he met his future wife, Laura Layden Cassidy. They have three children: Will, 13; Meg, 11; and Kate, 6. His children attend public schools. They live in Baton Rouge and attend the Chapel On The Campus. Cassidy is a medical doctor and an Associate Professor of Medicine with LSU Health Science Center, teaching at Earl K. Long Hospital. Source: http://billcassidy.com/ U.S. House of Representatives — District 1 Steve Scalise, R U.S. House of Representatives — District 7 Steve Scalise has stood by his principles to protect our families. He has stood for lower taxes, eliminating wasteful spending, reforming our political system and punishCharles Boustany, R Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., a cardiovascular surgeon with more than 20 years of experience, was first Guidry was elected to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals without opposition and served as judge in Division E, 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish for six years. He graduated from the LSU Law Center, where he was awarded a Rotary Foundation Scholarship; was chosen for the Louisiana Law Review, thanks to out- 24 | LOGA INDUSTRY REPORT | WINTER 2009 http://www.stevescalise.com http://boustany.house.gov http://www.Congress.org http://landrieu.senate.gov http://billcassidy.com/
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