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Bill Cassidy | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 Serving with John Kennedy | |
| Preceded by | Mary Landrieu |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Burr |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Don Cazayoux |
| Succeeded by | Garret Graves |
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office December 20, 2006 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Dardenne |
| Succeeded by | Dan Claitor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Morgan Cassidy September 28, 1957 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (formerly) |
| Spouse |
Laura Layden (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BS, MD) |
| Website | Senate website |
William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015.[1] A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Cassidy is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU School of Medicine. A gastroenterologist, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from the 16th district which included parts of Baton Rouge, in 2006. In 2008, he was elected as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, defeating Democratic incumbent Don Cazayoux.
Cassidy was first elected to the Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu and becoming the second Republican to hold the seat since the end of Reconstruction. He was reelected in 2020.
Cassidy is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump.[2] In 2021, he was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial. As a result, the Republican Party of Louisiana censured him.[3] In 2023, after Trump was indicted for mishandling classified documents, Cassidy called for Trump to drop out of the 2024 presidential election.[2]
- ^ "Dr. William M. Cassidy, Gastroenterologist in Baton Rouge, LA". US News.
- ^ a b "GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential race". NBC News. August 20, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
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