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===2020 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana===

===2020 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana===

:''See: [[2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana]]

:''See: [[2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana]]

Cassidy announced on February 19, 2020 his bid for re-election to a second Senate term.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-bill-cassidy-announces-bid-for-reelection/ar-BB10aj8O Sen. Bill Cassidy announces bid for reelection]. ''KNOE 8 News'' via ''MSN''.</ref> He easily won the blanket primary with nearly 60% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/results/2020/11/03/louisiana-election-results-2020-live-updates/6074694002/ Louisiana Election Results 2020: Live Updates]. ''USA Today''.</ref>

Cassidy announced on February 19, 2020 his bid for re-election to a second Senate term.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-bill-cassidy-announces-bid-for-reelection/ar-BB10aj8O Sen. Bill Cassidy announces bid for reelection]. ''KNOE 8 News'' via ''MSN''.</ref> He easily won the blanket primary with nearly 60% of the vote.<ref name="Louisiana Election Results 2020: Live Updates">[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/results/2020/11/03/louisiana-election-results-2020-live-updates/6074694002/ Louisiana Election Results 2020: Live Updates]. ''USA Today''.</ref>

===117th Congress===

===117th Congress===

Cassidy was one of only seven [[GOP]] senators who voted along with all Democrats on February 13, 2021 to convict former president [[Donald Trump]] over flimsy charges brought against him in an article of impeachment over the [[2021 Capitol riot]],<ref>Carney, Jourdain (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538764-seven-gop-senators-vote-to-convict-trump Seven GOP senators vote to convict Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> vaguely justifying his decision by calling him "guilty".<ref>Lonas, Lexi (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538774-gop-sen-cassidy-i-voted-to-convict-trump-because-he-is-guilty GOP Sen. Cassidy: 'I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> Representing a state which strongly favored Trump in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]], Cassidy was unanimously censured by the Louisiana Republican Party.<ref>William Jourdan (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538786-louisiana-gop-votes-to-censure-cassidy-over-impeachment-vote Louisiana GOP votes to censure Cassidy over impeachment vote]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

Cassidy was one of only seven [[GOP]] senators who voted along with all Democrats on February 13, 2021 to convict former president [[Donald Trump]] over flimsy charges brought against him in an article of impeachment over the [[2021 Capitol riot]],<ref>Carney, Jourdain (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538764-seven-gop-senators-vote-to-convict-trump Seven GOP senators vote to convict Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> vaguely justifying his decision by calling him "guilty".<ref>Lonas, Lexi (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538774-gop-sen-cassidy-i-voted-to-convict-trump-because-he-is-guilty GOP Sen. Cassidy: 'I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> Representing a state which strongly favored Trump in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]],<ref name="Louisiana Election Results 2020: Live Updates"/> Cassidy was unanimously censured by the Louisiana Republican Party.<ref>William Jourdan (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538786-louisiana-gop-votes-to-censure-cassidy-over-impeachment-vote Louisiana GOP votes to censure Cassidy over impeachment vote]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

==Political positions==

==Political positions==