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David Vitter

American politician (born 1961)

Not to be confused with David Vetter.

"Senator Vitter" redirects here. For the South Dakota state senate member, see Drue Vitter.

David Vitter

Official portrait, 2005

In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJohn Breaux
Succeeded byJohn Kennedy
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byMaria Cantwell
Succeeded byJim Risch
In office
May 29, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byBob Livingston
Succeeded byBobby Jindal
In office
1992–1999
Preceded byDavid Duke
Succeeded byJennifer Sneed Heebe
Born

David Bruce Vitter


(1961-05-03) May 3, 1961 (age 63)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
RelationsJeffrey Vitter (brother)
Children4
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Magdalen College, Oxford (BA)
Tulane University (JD)
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David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana

VITTER, David

VITTER, David, a Senator and a Representative 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; reelected in 2010, and served from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2017; chair, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (One Hundred Fourteenth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2016.

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David Vitter

David Vitter

In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJohn Breaux
Succeeded byJohn Neely Kennedy
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byMaria Cantwell
Succeeded byJim Risch
In office
May 29, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byBob Livingston
Succeeded byBobby Jindal
In office
1992–1999
Preceded byDavid Duke
Succeeded byJennifer Sneed Heebe
Born (1961-05-03) May 3, 1961 (age 63)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Wendy Baldwin
ChildrenFour children, including twin daughters
Alma materHarvard University
Magdalen College, Oxford
Tulane University
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David Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American politician, lawyer and lobbyist. He was the United States Senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party and has been in Senate since January 3, 2005. He was in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.[1]

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