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516 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4623 Fax: 202-228-5061
Contact David Vitter via web
| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | LA | Republican |
| See All 4 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Armed Services
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Housing, Transportation and Community Development
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
- Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
- Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
- Senate Environment and Public Works
- Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ) |
Nay (with party)
June 08, 2009 |
|
H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256 ) |
Aye (with party)
June 02, 2009 |
|
H.R.2346 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 On Passage of the Bill (HR 2346 As Amended ) |
Aye (with party)
May 21, 2009 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Votes with party: 94% (Ranks 55 of 100)
- Abstains: 1% (Ranks 10 of 100)
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| People | Bills | Issues |
|---|---|---|
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David Vitter in the News
July 03, 2009 Expanded background checks proposed
...meaning it wouldn’t have shown up in a search of the New York State database. Schumer is joined by Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN), David Vitter (R-LA), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ted Kaufman (D-DE) in this b
Source: The Troy Record
July 03, 2009 Tea party to protest taxes
...noon and will include several speakers. "We will have (state) Sen. Elbert Lee Guillory, a representative from (U.S.) Rep. David Vitter's office and I will speak," Jackson said. The first local tea party, held on Tax Day, April 15, drew a small put enthu
Source: The Opelousas Daily World
July 02, 2009 Froma Harrop: Infidelity need not be fatal to career
...having a prostitute as the other woman should soften the wife's mortification. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Louisiana Sen. David Vitter both paid for sex. It was strictly business. Learning that a husband sought out gay lovers should also lessen the
Source: Columbus Dispatch
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David Vitter in the Blogs
July 04, 2009 DAMMIT JANET!: Yes, Thompson would have loved this
She makes David Vitter, the senator who was hanging out with hookers, look almost boring. She makes Larry Craig, caught hitting on a cop in a men's room, look almost stable. She makes John Ensign, the senator who was having an affair ...
Source: DAMMIT JANET!
July 04, 2009 Pathology as ideology: A unified theory of GOP behavior | Doc ...
Sexual obsession: Sen. David Vitter. Sociopath: George W. Bush. Megalomania: Too numerous to list. Paranoia, thy name is Cheney. Sen. Jim Bunning and Rep. Michelle Bachman are, well, just nuts. Yet every one of these miscreants boasts ...
Source: Cafe Talk Aggregator
July 03, 2009 Porn Star Eyeing Louisiana Politics - New Orleans clippings
Baton Rouge-native porn star and potential Senate candidate Stormy Daniels made a stop in Lafayette Thursday. It was all part of her "Listening Tour," as she explores a possible run against Senator David Vitter in 2010. ...
Source: New Orleans clippings
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Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Edison Chouest Offshore ($59,026)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $1,369,989 | 19.2 % |
| Other | $732,310 | 10.3 % |
| Health | $710,017 | 10.0 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $702,121 | 9.8 % |
| Misc Business | $660,998 | 9.3 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $637,015 | 8.9 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $607,795 | 8.5 % |
| Transportation | $546,151 | 7.7 % |
| Construction | $450,068 | 6.3 % |
| Agribusiness | $317,415 | 4.5 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $292,368 | 4.1 % |
| Labor | $57,500 | 0.8 % |
| Defense | $49,062 | 0.7 % |
| Total: | $7,132,809 |
