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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 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.

'''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 handily defeated intra-party challenger [[Chet D. Traylor]]. Subsequently, Vitter 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. In 2016, Landry became the state attorney general.

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.]]

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 and [[lobbyist]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]

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