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David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.
Oct 23, 2015 · It started on Saturday, when Jason Berry, an independent journalist who writes about Louisiana politics for a website called American Zombie, posted portions of an on-camera interview he’d...
May 10, 2024 · David Vitter (born May 3, 1961, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2005).
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Vitter was born May 3, 1961, in New Orleans, La. He received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1983 and a B.A. from Oxford University (as a Rhodes Scholar) in 1985. Vitter went on to receive his J.D.from Tulane Law School in 1988.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Vitter's political career: 1. 2005-2017: U.S. Senatorfrom Louisiana 2. 1999-2005: U.S. House of Representatives 3. 1992-1999: Louisiana House of Representatives
114th Congress
The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations receiv...
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Vitter's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Vitter was a "rank-and-file Republican," as of July 22, 2014. This was the same rating Vitter received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,David Vitter missed 224 of 3,410 roll call votes from January 2005 to September 2015. This amounts to 6.6 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Vitter lives in Metairie, La., with his wife, Wendy. They have four children.
Dec 8, 2023 · David Vitter continues to play a role in Louisiana politics | Local Politics | nola.com. David Vitter may have lost the 2015 governor's race, but he remains a player. Here's how. BY TYLER...
Dec 5, 2016 · An advocate of term limits since his time in the Louisiana Legislature, Vitter described his decision to not seek a third term as a sort of term limit he was "imposing on (him)self" after a...
Nov 20, 2015 · David Vitter: the former favorite to win Louisiana’s gubernatorial election faces judgment day on Saturday. Photograph: Bill Haber/AP. Louisiana. This article is more than 8 years old....
