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William "Bill" Cassidy has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 6th district of the State of Louisiana, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Second Amendment 1.2 Energy 1.3 Healthcare 1.4 Labor 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Second Amendment

The NRA gave Bill Cassidy an “A” rating.

Cassidy believes that the Second Amendment guarantees law-abiding individuals the right to keep and bear arms and that the federal government should not ban firearms. He said he will support national Right-to-Carry reciprocity legislation. Cassidy does not support reinstating the Clinton Gun Ban, banning of ammunition magazines,imposition of a new waiting period, federal government maintaining records lawful gun buyers, federal firearm licensing or registration and “one-gun-a-month” restrictions. ^[1]

Energy

Cassidy supports development of alternatively fueled vehicles, expanding alternative technologies such as as solar, wind, and clean coal, increasing fuel standards and promoting the use of hybrid vehicles, and lifting the bans on domestic offshore drilling. He also supports opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and other potential energy sources to exploration and drilling and reducing the federal regulation of refineries.^[1]

Healthcare

Cassidy supports portability of insurance so that workers could keep their insurance if they changed jobs, allow interstate competition among insurance companies and establish insurance pools to expand the range of products for people to choose between. ^[1]

Labor

Cassidy does not support the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). ^[1]

Bio

Cassidy was born September 28, 1957, in Highland Park, Ill. He has a B.S. from Louisiana State University and an M. D. from Louisiana State University Medical School. Prior to being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Cassidy was the State Senator for the 16th District of Louisiana from 2006-2008.^[2]

2008 elections

Cassidy won seeking the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Don Cazayoux in the 2008 congressional elections. He later won the November 4, general election, defeating Cazayoux.^[3]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Occidental Petroleum	$ 35,000
Gallo Winery	$ 20,000
Mackenzie Patterson Fuller	$ 14,800
Susman Godfrey Llp	$ 10,500
Wells Fargo	$ 10,250
AFLAC Inc	$ 10,000
American Academy of Dermatology Assn	$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice	$ 10,000
American Assn of Nurse Anesthetists	$ 10,000
American College of Cardiology	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for William Cassidy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for William Cassidy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for William Cassidy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for William Cassidy from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
  • Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture
• House Committee on Education and Labor
  • Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Cassidy will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
1535 Longworth Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3901 Fax: 202-225-7313 Webform email
District offices
5555 Hilton Avenue, Suite 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Ph: 225-929-7711 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://billcassidy.com/home/ Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Louisiana and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Bill Cassidy On the Issues
2. ↑ "Bill Cassidy," Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
3. ↑ Green Papers: Louisiana's Congressional Candidates

External resources

External articles

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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