Biography
A Representative from Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. , February 21, 1956. Graduated Cathedral Carmel High School, Lafayette, La. , 1974. B. S. , University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, La. , 1978. M. D. , Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La. , 1982. Surgeon. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate.