Mary Landrieu
Senior Senator from Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 7, 1997 Serving with David Vitter
Preceded by	J. Bennett Johnston
Louisiana State Treasurer
In office 1988 – 1996
Governor	Buddy Roemer Edwin Edwards
Preceded by	Mary Evelyn Parker
Succeeded by	Ken Duncan
Born	November 23, 1955 (1955-11-23) (age 52) Arlington, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Frank Snellings
Alma mater	Louisiana State University
Religion	Roman Catholic

Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the Senior Democratic United States senator from the state of Louisiana, as well as the first, and as of 2008, only woman from that state to be elected to the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar John Bennett Johnston Jr (born June 10, 1932) is a Washington D State Treasurers in the United States are executive offices in 49 of the 50 US States with Texas being the only state to not have such an office Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III (born October 4, 1943) is a former Governor of Louisiana, having served from 1988 to 1992 Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) served as the Democratic Governor of Louisiana for four non-consecutive terms (1972–1980 1984–1988 Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker (born November 8, 1920) is a former Democratic state Treasurer of Louisiana, having served from 1968-1987 Ken Duncan (born 20 December 1954) is a Christian photographer from the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common (Senator Landrieu is not the first female to serve as a senator from Louisiana, as she was preceded by Senators Rose Long (1935) and Elaine Edwards (1972), both appointed. Rose McConnell Long ( April 8, 1892 &ndash May 27, 1970) was a United States Senator and the wife of Huey Long. Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards (born March 8, 1929) is a former interim member of the United States Senate and the first wife of Edwin Washington ) She is the daughter of former New Orleans mayor Moon Landrieu and the sister of current Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu (born July 23, 1930) is a Democratic Politician from Louisiana who served as Mayor A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Mitchell Joseph Landrieu (born August 16, 1960) is the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. By national standards, Landrieu is one of the more conservative Democrats in the U. S. Senate. She is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. The New Democrat Coalition is an organization within the United States Congress. She is up for re-election in 2008 in what is expected to be a tight race. The Louisiana United States Senate election will be held on November 4, 2008. ^[1]

Contents 1 Personal life 2 1996 Senate election 3 Landrieu as senator 3.1 Committee assignments 4 Controversies 4.1 Gang of 14 4.2 Hurricane Katrina 4.3 Protect America Act 4.4 Voyager reading program 5 Election history 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Personal life

Landrieu was born in Arlington, Virginia to Verna Satterlee and former New Orleans mayor Moon Landrieu,^[2] and raised in New Orleans. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu (born July 23, 1930) is a Democratic Politician from Louisiana who served as Mayor New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana She was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Ursuline Academy of New Orleans. Ursuline Academy is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls High school in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. She graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1977 where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. Delta Gamma ( ΔΓ) is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada with its Executive Offices based in Columbus Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal She was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1988, representing a New Orleans-based district. Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives She then served as Louisiana state treasurer from 1988 to 1996. Landrieu ran for governor of Louisiana in 1995, but finished third in the state's jungle primary (which at that time was considered the actual election in Louisiana). Colonial period (French and Spanish governors See also List of colonial governors of Louisiana United States territorial period A nonpartisan blanket primary (also known as a Louisiana The eventual winner was Democrat-turned-Republican Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.

Landrieu and her husband, attorney Frank Snellings (born 1949), who grew up in Monroe, have two adopted children, Connor and Mary Shannon. Murphy James "Mike" Foster Jr, (born July 11, 1930, in Franklin Louisiana) is a former Republican governor An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Monroe is a city in and the Parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Frank Snellings' parents, George and Marie Louise Snellings, were originally Republicans but later switched party affiliations.

1996 Senate election

Landrieu was elected in 1996 to the U.S. Senate seat previously held by John Bennett Johnston, Jr. of Shreveport. Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its Secession John Bennett Johnston Jr (born June 10, 1932) is a Washington D Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U The multi-candidate field included Democratic state Attorney General Richard Ieyoub and the former Ku Klux Klan leader, Republican David Duke. In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Richard Phillip Ieyoub Sr (born August 11, 1944) is a Baton Rouge lawyer and a Democratic politician who was the attorney general of Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the Among the minor candidates was Troyce Guice, who had sought the same seat thirty years earlier when it was held by the veteran Senator Allen J. Ellender. Troyce Eual Guice ( November 1, 1932 - March 29, 2008) was a prominent Businessman in northeastern Louisiana who twice Allen Joseph Ellender ( September 24, 1890 - July 27, 1972) was a popular U Landrieu went into the runoff with State Representative Woody Jenkins of Baton Rouge, a former Democrat who had turned Republican two years earlier. Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a Newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, and was a member of the She prevailed by a disputed 5,788 votes out of 1. 7 million cast, the narrowest national result of the thirty-three races for the U. S. Senate that year and one of the closest election margins in Louisiana history. At the same time, Democrat Bill Clinton carried Louisiana by a considerable margin — 927,837 votes to 712,586 cast for Republican Bob Dole. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time

Jenkins refused to accept defeat and charged massive election fraud, orchestrated by the Democratic political organization of New Orleans, provided Landrieu's narrow margin of victory. He took his case to the Republican-controlled U. S. Senate and petitioned for Landrieu's unseating pending a new election. In a hearing, carried live by C-SPAN, the Senate Rules Committee in a party-line 8-7 vote agreed to investigate the charges. C-SPAN (officially the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is an American Cable television network dedicated to airing non-stop coverage The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (also called the Senate Rules Committee) is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration The decision briefly placed Landrieu's status in the U. S. Senate under a cloud.

Only a month into the probe, however, it emerged that Thomas "Papa Bear" Miller, a detective hired by Jenkins to investigate claims of fraud, had coached witnesses to claim they had participated in election fraud. Three witnesses claimed Miller had paid them to claim that they had either cast multiple votes for Landrieu or drove vans of illegal voters across town. The others told such bizarre tales that FBI agents dismissed their claims out of hand. It also emerged that Miller had several felony convictions on his record, including a guilty plea to attempted murder. The Democrats walked out of the probe in protest, but the probe continued. ^[3]

The investigation dragged on for over ten months, angering the Democrats and exacerbating partisan friction in the day-to-day sessions of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee to which Landrieu was assigned as a freshman member of the 105th Congress. Finally, in October 1997, the Rules Committee concluded that while there were major electoral irregularities, none of them were serious enough to burden Louisiana with a new election at that stage. It recommended that the results stand.

The Landrieu-Jenkins contest was not the only U. S. Senate election in 20th century Louisiana in which the results were hotly disputed. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Future Senator John H. Overton claimed the renomination and hence reelection of Senator Joseph E. Ransdell was tainted by fraud. John Holmes Overton ( September 17, 1875 &ndash May 14, 1948) was an Attorney and Democratic United States representative Joseph Eugene Ransdell ( October 7, 1858 - July 27, 1954) was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana In 1932, Senator Edwin S. Broussard claimed that his primary defeat by Overton was fraudulent. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin Sidney Broussard I ( December 4, 1874 &ndash November 19, 1934) was a United States senator from Louisiana. In both cases, the Senate seated the certified winners, Ransdell and Overton, respectively.

Landrieu as senator

Landrieu narrowly won re-election in the 2002 mid-term election. She defeated Suzanne Haik Terrell of New Orleans. Suzanne Haik Terrell (born 1954 is a Louisiana lawyer who failed in a high-profile Republican bid for the U Without her large base from Orleans Parish, Landrieu would have been unseated. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Some experts and pundits had considered Landrieu as a possible running mate for presidential candidate John Kerry in the 2004 election before Kerry's selection of then Senator John Edwards of North Carolina. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States With the departure of John Breaux from the Senate in December 2004, his seat being taken by Republican David Vitter, Landrieu became Louisiana's senior senator. John Berlinger Breaux (bɹo (born March 1, 1944) is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005 David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party She faces voters again in 2008.

Committee assignments

• Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
  • Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch (Chairman)
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
• Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery (Chairman)
  • Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
  • Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
• Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on National Parks
  • Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

Controversies

Gang of 14

On May 23, 2005, Landrieu was among the Gang of 14, the group of moderate senators who forged a compromise on the use of the judicial filibuster and blocked the Republican leadership's attempt to implement the so-called nuclear option over the organized filibustering by Senate Democrats of judicial nominees in the U. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Gang of 14 was a term coined to describe the Bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully negotiated a compromise A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a Legislature or other decision-making body The nuclear option, also called the constitutional option, is an attempt by the presiding officer of the United States Senate to end a filibuster by majority S. Senate. Under the agreement, the Democrats would retain the power to filibuster a Bush judicial nominee only in an "extraordinary circumstance" and the three most conservative Bush appellate court nominees (Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen and William Pryor) would receive a vote by the full Senate. Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal Janice Rogers Brown (born May 11, 1949 in Greenville Alabama) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District Priscilla Richman Owen (born October 4, 1954) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. William Holcombe "Bill" Pryor Jr (born April 26 1962, Mobile Alabama, USA) is a federal judge on the United States

Landrieu supports eliminating the estate tax permanently, and voted for the tax cut passed in 2001. Estate tax and Death duty redirect here Inheritance tax, estate tax and death duty are the names given to various taxes which A tax cut is a reduction in taxes. Economic stimulus via tax cuts along with interest rate intervention and deficit spending are one of the central tenets of Keynesian economics On November 17, 2005, she was one of only four Democrats to vote against repealing the portions of the tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 that more liberal Democrats have charged unfairly benefit the wealthy. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She voted for the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 and the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The US Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 USC Sections 1332(d 1453 and 1711-1715 expanded federal jurisdiction over many large Class-action The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was passed by the U In 2004, Landrieu was one of only six Democrats to vote against renewing the ban on semi-automatic firearms. The Federal Assault Weapons Ban ( AWB) was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a Federal law of the United States A semi-automatic, or self-loading Firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired unlike a single-action She has also been one of the few Democrats to support drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ANWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska.

Landrieu voted for the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts in 2005, but in 2006, she opposed Samuel Alito, though she did vote in favor of cloture to send the nomination to an up-or-down vote. John Glover Roberts Jr (born January 27 1955) is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States. Samuel Anthony Alito Jr (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In Parliamentary procedure, cloture (ˈkloʊtʃɝ KLO-cher (also called closure, and sometimes a guillotine) is a motion or process aimed at

Subsequent to the 2006 midterm election, in which the Democratic Party gained control of both houses of Congress, Landrieu announced (along with Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine) the formation of a "centrist coalition" of moderate senators of both parties, the goal of which they announced to be reducing partisan rancor in the new Senate.

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina destroyed Landrieu's lakeside New Orleans home. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The senator has become a national spokeswoman for victims of the hurricane and has complained of "the staggering incompetence of the national government. "^[4] In an interview with Chris Wallace, Landrieu called the evacuation of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina "the best evacuation". Christopher or Chris Wallace may refer to Christopher Wallace (British Army officer, a retired British Army general and current trustee of the Imperial She also commented that "most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day".

Critics have condemned Louisiana's representatives over the state's handling of the Katrina crisis. However, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contracted with Innovative Emergency Management for the now-infamous "Hurricane Pam" exercise, which predicted a 70-percent evacuation rate in New Orleans. The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities Hurricane preparedness in New Orleans has been an issue since the city's early settlement because of the city's location State officials ended up coordinating the evacuation of 80 percent of the city,^[5] exceeding professionally-projected figures.

Protect America Act

On August 3, 2007, Landrieu created much controversy when she and Louisiana Rep Charlie Melancon broke ranks with Democrats and sided with Republicans and the Bush Administration in voting for the Protect America Act, an amendment to the USA Patriot Act further expanding wiretap powers. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melancon (pronounced muh-LAW-saw (born October 3, 1947, in Napoleonville) is a Democratic member of the The Protect America Act of 2007 ( PAA) is a controversial amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA that was signed into law on August 5 The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U ^[6]

Voyager reading program

Sen. Mary Landrieu was once again in controversy when she earmarked 2,000,000 USD for a reading program that recently supported her campaign for reelection. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Randy Best, founder of the Voyager Expanded Learning literacy program, is reported to have donated 30,000 USD to Mary Landrieu's reelection campaign just days before she proposed his reading program in the 2 million dollar earmark. Best also held a fund raiser in his company in which he and his top associates donated to Landrieu's campaign. ^[7]

Election history

United States Senator, 1996

Threshold > 50%

First ballot, September 21, 1996

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Woody Jenkins	Republican	322,244 (26%)	Runoff
Mary Landrieu	Democratic	264,268 (22%)	Runoff
Richard Ieyoub	Democratic	250,682 (20%)	Defeated
David Duke	Republican	172,244 (12%)	Defeated
Others	n. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a Newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, and was a member of the Richard Phillip Ieyoub Sr (born August 11, 1944) is a Baton Rouge lawyer and a Democratic politician who was the attorney general of David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the a.	249,913 (20%)	Defeated

Second ballot, November 5, 1996

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Mary Landrieu	Democratic	852,945 (50%)	Elected
Woody Jenkins	Republican	847,157 (50%)	Defeated

United States Senator, 2002

Threshold > 50%

First ballot, November 5, 2002

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Mary Landrieu	Democratic	573,347 (46%)	Runoff
Suzanne Haik Terrell	Republican	339,506 (27%)	Runoff
John Cooksey	Republican	171,752 (14%)	Defeated
Tony Perkins	Republican	119,776 (10%)	Defeated
Others	n. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a Newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, and was a member of the Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Suzanne Haik Terrell (born 1954 is a Louisiana lawyer who failed in a high-profile Republican bid for the U John Charles Cooksey MD (born August 20, 1941) is an Ophthalmologist from Monroe who was a Republican member of the U a.	41,952 (3%)	Defeated

Second ballot, December 7, 2002

Candidate	Affiliation	Support	Outcome
Mary Landrieu	Democratic	638,654 (52%)	Elected
Suzanne Haik Terrell	Republican	596,642 (48%)	Defeated

See also

• United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2008

References

External links

• United States Senator Mary Landrieu, Senate site

• 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
• Landrieu for US Senate official 2008 re-election campaign website
• New York Times — Mary Landrieu News collected news and commentary
• SourceWatch Congresspedia — Mary Landrieu profile
• About.com Profile of US Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana

Political offices
Preceded by Mary Evelyn Parker	Louisiana State Treasurer 1988 – 1996	Succeeded by Ken Duncan
Preceded by J. Bennett Johnston	United States Senator (Class 2) from Louisiana 1997 – present Served alongside: John Breaux, David Vitter	Incumbent

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker (born November 8, 1920) is a former Democratic state Treasurer of Louisiana, having served from 1968-1987 State Treasurers in the United States are executive offices in 49 of the 50 US States with Texas being the only state to not have such an office John Bennett Johnston Jr (born June 10, 1932) is a Washington D Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its Secession John Berlinger Breaux (bɹo (born March 1, 1944) is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005 David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party

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