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'''Charles Joseph Melancon''', known as '''Charlie Melancon''' (born October 3, 1947), is a  [[Democrat]]ic former U.S. Representative from [[Louisiana]]'s third congressional district. He served from 2005 to 2011. His committee assignments included Energy, Commerce, and Budget. He left the House to challenge, unsuccessfully, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], who subsequently lost the race for [[governor]] of Louisiana in 2015. Melancon was succeeded in the House by Republican [[Jeff Landry]], but the district was abolished thrugh [[reapportionment]] effective January 2013.

'''Charles Joseph Melancon''', known as '''Charlie Melancon''' (born October 3, 1947), is a  [[Democrat]]ic former U.S. Representative from [[Louisiana]]'s 3rd congressional district. He served from 2005 to 2011. His committee assignments included Energy, Commerce, and Budget. He left the House to challenge, unsuccessfully, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], who subsequently lost the race for [[governor]] of Louisiana in 2015. Melancon was succeeded in the House by Republican [[Jeff Landry]], but the district was abolished through [[reapportionment]] effective January 2013.

Melancon received a bachelor's degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993. He is also a former aide to former U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., a Louisiana Democrat who is now a lobbyist in [[Washington, D.C.]]

Melancon received a bachelor's degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now known as the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]]. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993. Early in his career, he was a former aide to former U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a Louisiana Democrat and [[Shreveport]] native,  who is now a lobbyist in [[Washington, D.C.]]