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William Morgan "Bill" Cassidy (born September 28, 1957), is a Louisiana state senator, physician, teacher, community leader, and Republican Party activist from Baton Rouge. Cassidy specializes in the treatment of diseases of the liver, both in private practice and at the Earl K. Long State Hospital. He is married to Laura Cassidy, herself a physician, and they have three children: Will, Meg, and Kate.
On December 9, 2006, Cassidy won a special election for the District 16 seat in the Louisiana Senate. In his first bid for public office, Cassidy defeated veteran State Representative William Daniel, also a Republican, and Libertarian candidate S.B. Zaitoon. The election was held to replace Jay Dardenne, who vacated the seat he had held since 1992 upon his election as Louisiana Secretary of State. Cassidy was officially sworn in on December 20, 2006.
On October 20, 2007, Cassidy was re-elected, this time to a full four year term in the Louisiana State Senate. Cassidy received 76% of the vote against Republican Troy "Rocco" Moreau (15%) and Libertarian Richard Fontanesi (9%).
[edit] Election History
Louisiana State Senator, District 16 (2007)
Threshold > 50%
First Ballot, October 20, 2007
| Candidate |
Affiliation |
Support |
Outcome |
| "Bill" Cassidy |
Republican |
33,463 (76%) |
Elected |
| Troy "Rocco" Moreau |
Republican |
6,781 (15%) |
Defeated |
| Richard Fontanesi |
Libertarian |
3,995 (9%) |
Defeated |
Louisiana State Senator, District 16 (2006)
Threshold > 50%
First Ballot, December 9, 2006
| Candidate |
Affiliation |
Support |
Outcome |
| "Bill" Cassidy |
Republican |
8,394 (58%) |
Elected |
| William Daniel |
Republican |
5,472 (38%) |
Defeated |
| S.B.A. Zaitoon |
Libertarian |
592 (4%) |
Defeated |
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Current members of the Louisiana Legislature |
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- Louisiana State Senate (39 members)
President of the Senate: Joel Chaisson (D)
1st District: Crowe (R) • 2nd District: Duplessis (D) • 3rd District: Shepherd (D) • 4th District: Murray (D) • 5th District: Gray (D) • 6th District: Quinn (R) • 7th District: Heitmeier (D) • 8th District: Alario (D) • 9th District: Vacant • 10th District: Martiny (R) • 11th District: Donahue (R) • 12th District: Nevers (D) • 13th District: Erdey (R) • 14th District: Dorsey (D) • 15th District: Broome (D) • 16th District: Cassidy (R) • 17th District: Marionneaux (D) • 18th District: Amedee (D) • 19th District: Chaisson (D) • 20th District: Dupre (D) • 21st District: B. Gautreaux (D) • 22nd District: Hebert (D) • 23rd District: Michot (R) • 24th District: Cravins (D) • 25th District: Morrish (R) • 26th District: N. Gautreaux (D) • 27th District: Mount (D) • 28th District: LaFleur (D) • 29th District: McPherson (D) • 30th District: J. Smith (D) • 31st District: Long (R) • 32nd District: Riser (R) • 33rd District: Walsworth (R) • 34th District: F. Thompson (D) • 35th District: Kostelka (R) • 36th District: Adley (R) • 37th District: Shaw (R) • 38th District: Cheek (R) • 39th District: L. Jackson (D)
- Louisiana State House (105 members)
Speaker of the House: Jim Tucker (R)
1st District: Morris (R) • 2nd District: Burell (D) • 3rd District: Norton (D) • 4th District: Williams (D) • 5th District: Waddell (R) • 6th District: Vacant • 7th District: Burford (R) • 8th District: J. Smith (R) • 9th District: Burns (R) • 10th District: Doerge (D) • 11th District: Gallot (D) • 12th District: Downs (R) • 13th District: Fannin (D) • 14th District: Little (R) • 15th District: Hoffmann (R) • 16th District: Katz (R) • 17th District: R. Jones (D) • 18th District: Vacant • 19th District: Chaney (D) • 20th District: Ellington (D) • 21st District: Anders (D) • 22nd District: Chandler (D) • 23rd District: Nowlin (R) • 24th District: Howard (R) • 25th District: Roy (D) • 26th District: Dixon (D) • 27th District: Hazel (R) • 28th District: R. Johnson (D) • 29th District: Barrow (D) • 30th District: Armes (D) • 31st District: Trahan (R) • 32nd District: Hill (D) • 33rd District: Danahay (R) • 34th District: Franklin (D) • 35th District: Geymann (R) • 36th District: Kleckley (R) • 37th District: Guinn (R) • 38th District: LeBas (D) • 39th District: B. Badon (D) • 40th District: E. Guillory (D) • 41st District: M. Guillory (D) • 42nd District: Montoucet (D) • 43rd District: Cortez (R) • 44th District: R. Hardy (D) • 45th District: Robideaux (I) • 46th District: Mills (D) • 47th District: Perry (R) • 48th District: Barras (D) • 49th District: Champagne (D) • 50th District: S. Jones (D) • 51st District: Harrison (R) • 52nd District: Dove (R) • 53rd District: Baldone (D) • 54th District: Gisclair (D) • 55th District: Richard (I) • 56th District: G. Smith (D) • 57th District: Monica (R) • 58th District: Aubert (D) • 59th District: Lambert (R) • 60th District: St. Germain (D) • 61st District: Jackson (D) • 62nd District: McVea (R) • 63rd District: Honey (D) • 64th District: White (R) • 65th District: Richardson (R) • 66th District: Greene (R) • 67th District: P. Smith (D) • 68th District: S. Carter (R) • 69th District: Ponti (R) • 70th District: Foil (R) • 71st District: Pope (R) • 72nd District: Edwards (D) • 73rd District: Pugh (R) • 74th District: Simon (R) • 75th District: Ritchie (D) • 76th District: Pearson (R) • 77th District: Schroder (R) • 78th District: Talbot (R) • 79th District: Ligi (R) • 80th District: Lopinto (R) • 81st District: LaBruzzo (R) • 82nd District: Henry (R) • 83rd District: Billiot (D) • 84th District: Connick (D) • 85th District: Templet (R) • 86th District: Tucker (R) • 87th District: G. Jackson (D) • 88th District: Smiley (R) • 89th District: Burns (R) • 90th District: Cromer (R) • 91st District: Leger (D) • 92nd District: Willmott (R) • 93rd District: Peterson (D) • 94th District: Lorusso (R) • 95th District: Hines (D) • 96th District: LaFonta (D) • 97th District: Morrell (D) • 98th District: Abramson (D) • 99th District: Marchand (D) • 100th District: Badon (D) • 101st District: Richmond (D) • 102nd District: Arnold (D) • 103rd District: Henderson (D) • 104th District: Hutter (R) • 105th District: Wooton (R)
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