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'''John Berlinger Breaux''' (born March 1, 1944) is a [[Washington, D.C.]]-[[Lobbying|lobbyist]] who served in both houses of the [[United States Congress]] from 1972 to 2005. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Breaux represented his native [[Louisiana]]'s former 7th congressional district from 1972 to 1987, when he moved up to the [[U.S. Senate]], a post he held for three terms, ending on January 3, 2005. He is senior partner with [[Trent Lott]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former U.S. Representative and former U.S. Senator from [[Mississippi]] in the lobbying group Breaux-Lott Leadership Group., since part of Squire, Patton Boggs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/71291-trent-lott-keeps-his-southern-ties-through-lobbying|title=Trent Lott keeps his Southern ties through lobbying|author=Kevin Bogardus|date=December 8, 2009|publisher=''The Hill''|accessdate=October 5, 2017}}</ref>

'''John Berlinger Breaux''' (born March 1, 1944) is a [[Washington, D.C.]]-[[Lobbying|lobbyist]] who served in both houses of the [[United States Congress]] from 1972 to 2005. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Breaux represented his native [[Louisiana]]'s former 7th congressional district from 1972 to 1987, when he moved up to the [[U.S. Senate]], a post he held for three terms, ending on January 3, 2005. He is senior partner with [[Trent Lott]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former U.S. Representative and former U.S. Senator from [[Mississippi]] in the lobbying group Breaux-Lott Leadership Group., since part of Squire, Patton Boggs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/71291-trent-lott-keeps-his-southern-ties-through-lobbying|title=Trent Lott keeps his Southern ties through lobbying|author=Kevin Bogardus|date=December 8, 2009|publisher=''The Hill''|accessdate=October 5, 2017}}</ref>

A graduate of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]], Breaux succeeded [[Edwin Edwards]] in the 7th district seat, which was later abolished because of the state's sluggish population growth. Edwards at the time had been inaugurated for the first of his four nonconsecutive terms as [[governor]] of Louisiana.

A graduate of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]], Breaux succeeded [[Edwin Edwards]] in the 7th district seat, which was later abolished because of the state's sluggish population growth. Edwards at the time had been inaugurated for the first of his four nonconsecutive terms as [[governor]] of Louisiana on a campaign pledge called the "Era of Excellence."

To win his Senate seat, Breaux defeated Republican William Henson Moore, the U.S. Representative from the 6th congressional district, based about the capital city of Baton Rouge. It was a hard-fought campaign, one in which Moore was accused of trying to suppress the [[African-American]] turnout, whose voters overwhelmingly backed the more [[liberal]] candidate. Breaux defeated Moore, 723,586 (52.8 percent) to 646,311 (47.2 percent), a margin of 77,275 ballots. In office, Senator Breaux was considered a centrist Democrat; he founded the [[bipartisan]] Senate Centrist Coalition and was a chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a group previously associated with President [[Bill Clinton]].

To win his Senate seat, Breaux defeated Republican William Henson Moore, the U.S. Representative from the 6th congressional district, based about the capital city of Baton Rouge. It was a hard-fought campaign, one in which Moore was accused of trying to suppress the [[African-American]] turnout, whose voters overwhelmingly backed the more [[liberal]] candidate. Breaux defeated Moore, 723,586 (52.8 percent) to 646,311 (47.2 percent), a margin of 77,275 ballots. In office, Senator Breaux was considered a centrist Democrat; he founded the [[bipartisan]] Senate Centrist Coalition and was a chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a group previously associated with President [[Bill Clinton]].