'''David Vitter''' (born 1961) is a [[Republican]] departing [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Louisiana]] — the first member of his party in the upper legislative chamber since the [[Reconstruction]] era. A resident of suburban [[New Orleans]], Vitter was a [[House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Louisiana's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2004. Senator Vitter was among the leading backers of a failed constitutional amendment to ban [[same-sex marriage]].
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'''David Vitter''' (born 1961) is a [[Republican]] former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Louisiana]] — the first member of his party in the upper legislative chamber since the [[Reconstruction]] era. A resident of suburban [[New Orleans]], Vitter was a [[House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Louisiana's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2004. Senator Vitter was among the leading backers of a failed constitutional amendment to ban [[same-sex marriage]].