NETSCAPE NETCENTER spacer   Search  -  WebMail  -  My Netscape  -  Buddy Chat  -  Help  -  Download
History and GovernmentCongressional BiographiesLouisiana

VITTER, David

(1961—)

Senate Years of Service: 2005-
Party: Republican

VITTER, David, a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., May 3, 1961; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1983; Rhodes Scholar; B.A., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1985; J.D., Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, La., 1988; member of the Louisiana state house of representatives, 1992-1999; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Robert L. Livingston, Jr.; reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (May 29, 1999-January 3, 2005); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate in 2004 for the term beginning January 3, 2005.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

© 2000–2008 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster