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Clay Higgins. Glen Clay Higgins (born August 24, 1961) is an American politician and reserve law enforcement officer from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, Higgins is the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. The district, which contains much of the territory once represented by former governor Edwin Edwards and ...
Retired to run for U.S. senator. Charles F. Buck: March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 Democratic: 2nd: Elected in 1894. Retired to run for Mayor of New Orleans. Henry Adams Bullard: March 4, 1831 – January 4, 1834 Anti-Jacksonian: 3rd: Elected in 1830. Resigned to become judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana. December 5, 1850 – March 3, 1851 Whig ...
Recorded October 19, 2021. Stephen Joseph Scalise [1] ( / skəˈliːs / skə-LEESS; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has served as the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district since 2008.
The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts. The state has had as many as eight districts; the eighth district was eliminated on January 9, 1993 after results of the 1990 census, and the seventh district was eliminated in 2013, following results of the 2010 census, largely because of people moving interstate after ...
Louisiana War Cross. Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2024 as the 57th governor of Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th attorney general of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024 and as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district ...
Current U.S. representatives from Louisiana District Member (Residence) Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) District map 1st: Steve Scalise : Republican May 3, 2008 R+22: 2nd: Troy Carter (New Orleans) Democratic May 11, 2021 D+25: 3rd: Clay Higgins : Republican January 3, 2017 R+21: 4th: Mike Johnson : Republican January 3, 2017 R+14: 5th
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Louisiana's 2nd congressional district contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans and stretches west and north to Baton Rouge. The district is currently represented by Democrat Troy Carter. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+25, it is the only Democratic district in Louisiana.
His district included most of New Orleans. From 2017 to 2019, Richmond chaired the Congressional Black Caucus. Beginning with his third term, he was the only Louisiana Democrat serving in either chamber of Congress. He represented New Orleans to the Louisiana State House from 2000 to 2011.