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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]].  

'''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]] for Louisiana's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2004. He was among the leading backers of a failed constitutional amendment to ban [[same-sex marriage]], which was sanctioned in 2015 by the [[United States Supreme Court]].  

==Career==

==Career==

Vitter was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1991 to succeed Republican [[David Duke]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana.  

Vitter was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1991 to succeed another Republican, [[David Duke]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for governor against [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Buddy Roemer]].  

After eight years in the state House, Vitter began his congressional career in 1999, when he was victorious in a special election to replace the disgraced U.S. Representative [[Bob Livingston]] of Louisiana's 1st congressional district, who resigned during the [[Bill Clinton]] [[impeachment]] affair after it was revealed that he was having an extra-marital affair. In October 29, 1998, Vitter penned a strongly worded editorial for the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' in which he argued for Clinton's impeachment. Vitter said "Some current polls may suggest that people are turned off by the whole Clinton mess and don't care &#8212; because the [[stock market]] is good, the Clinton spin machine is even better or other reasons. But that doesn't answer the question of whether President Clinton should be impeached and removed from office because he is morally unfit to govern." <ref>Vitter, David. ''The Times-Picayune'' "IMPEACHMENT: FITNESS, NOT ABILITY" October 29, 1998 METRO; Pg. B7</ref>

After eight years in the state House, Vitter began his congressional career in 1999, when he was victorious in a special election to replace the disgraced U.S. Representative [[Bob Livingston]] of Louisiana's 1st congressional district, who resigned during the [[Bill Clinton]] [[impeachment]] affair after it was revealed that he was having an extra-marital affair while criticizing the president's indiscretions. In October 29, 1998, Vitter penned a strongly worded editorial for the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' in which he argued for Clinton's impeachment. Vitter said "Some current polls may suggest that people are turned off by the whole Clinton mess and don't care &#8212; because the [[stock market]] is good, the Clinton spin machine is even better or other reasons. But that doesn't answer the question of whether President Clinton should be impeached and removed from office because he is morally unfit to govern." <ref>Vitter, David. ''The Times-Picayune'' "IMPEACHMENT: FITNESS, NOT ABILITY" October 29, 1998 METRO; Pg. B7</ref>

== Scandal ==

== Scandal ==