Biography
A Senator from Louisiana. Born in Centreville, Miss. , November 21, 1951. B. A. , Vanderbilt University, 1973. J. D. , University of Virginia School of Law, 1977. B. C. L. , Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1979. Lawyer. Special counsel to Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer. Secretary to Governor Roemer&rsquo. S Cabinet. Secretary of the state Department of Revenue in the Cabinet of Louisiana governor Mike Foster 1996-1999. Louisiana state treasurer 1999-2016. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2016. Reelected in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.