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In 2003, Teepell began advising Jindal to continue in active politics after the latter's defeat in the governor's race that year by the Democrat [[Kathleen Blanco]]. He managed Jindal's election in 2004 to Louisiana's 1st congressional district for the seat vacated by [[David Vitter]], who instead became in 2005 his state's first elected Republican U.S. Senator since [[Reconstruction]]. In 2007, Teepell managed Jindal's successful gubernatorial race against the Democrats Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., and Walter Boasso, and several other opponents. He then joined Jindal as chief of staff in the first term<ref name=jindalhires/>at a salary of $165,000 annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianavoice.com/2012/07/06/4995/|author=Tom Aswell|title=Timmy Teepell neglected to close out his state email account when he left the governor's office 11 months ago–or did he?|date=July 6, 2012|publisher=louisianavoice.com|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref> The Jindal-Teepell relationship seemed ironic with Jindal being a [[Rhodes Scholar]] and Teepell having a GED.<ref name=meettteepell/>​

In 2003, Teepell began advising Jindal to continue in active politics after the latter's defeat in the governor's race that year by the Democrat [[Kathleen Blanco]]. He managed Jindal's election in 2004 to Louisiana's 1st congressional district for the seat vacated by [[David Vitter]], who instead became in 2005 his state's first elected Republican U.S. Senator since [[Reconstruction]]. In 2007, Teepell managed Jindal's successful gubernatorial race against the Democrats Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., and Walter Boasso, and several other opponents. He then joined Jindal as chief of staff in the first term<ref name=jindalhires/>at a salary of $165,000 annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianavoice.com/2012/07/06/4995/|author=Tom Aswell|title=Timmy Teepell neglected to close out his state email account when he left the governor's office 11 months ago–or did he?|date=July 6, 2012|publisher=louisianavoice.com|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref> The Jindal-Teepell relationship seemed ironic with Jindal being a [[Rhodes Scholar]] and Teepell having a GED.<ref name=meettteepell/>​

In 2010, Teepell took a three-month leave of absence to work nationally in campaigns for the Republican Governors Association, of which Jindal became the chairman two years later. Jindal's executive counsel and later Teepeol's successor as chief of staff, Stephen Waguespack, subsequently the executive director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, was the acting chief of staff while Teepell was away.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-chief-of-staff-back-after-gop-campaign-work/|title=Jindal chief of staff back after GOP campaign work|date=November 8, 2010|publisher=WBRZ-TV|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>​

In 2010, Teepell took a three-month leave of absence to work nationally in campaigns for the Republican Governors Association, of which Jindal became the chairman two years later. Jindal's executive counsel and later Teepeol's successor as chief of staff, Stephen Waguespack, subsequently the executive director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, was the acting chief of staff while Teepell was away.<ref>"Jindal chief of staff back after GOP campaign work," WBRZ-TV, November 8, 2010.</ref>​

In 2012, Teepell, along with [[John White]], Jindal's appointee as Louisiana education superintendent who left the position in 2020, and Chas Roemer, a son of former Governor [[Buddy Roemer]] and the then president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, became involved in the promotion of Jindal's educational reform package<ref name=edanderson/> of expanded [[charter school]]s, [[education vouchers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/bobby-jindal-war-with-feds-over-school-vouchers-still-on-97281.html|title=Bobby Jindal: War with feds over school vouchers still on|date=September 24, 2013|publisher=politico.com|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref> and enhanced teacher evaluations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/bobby-jindal-is-governing-like-its-2016-87736_Page2.html|title=Bobby Jindal is governing like it's 2016, February 17, 2013|publisher=politico.com|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>​

In 2012, Teepell, along with [[John White]], Jindal's appointee as Louisiana education superintendent who left the position in 2020, and Chas Roemer, a son of former Governor [[Buddy Roemer]] and the then president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, became involved in the promotion of Jindal's educational reform package<ref name=edanderson/> of expanded [[charter school]]s, [[education vouchers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/bobby-jindal-war-with-feds-over-school-vouchers-still-on-97281.html|title=Bobby Jindal: War with feds over school vouchers still on|date=September 24, 2013|publisher=politico.com|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref> and enhanced teacher evaluations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/bobby-jindal-is-governing-like-its-2016-87736_Page2.html|title=Bobby Jindal is governing like it's 2016, February 17, 2013|publisher=politico.com|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>​