[[Image:RepWilliamJJefferson.jpg|thumb|right|William J. Jefferson]]
[[Image:RepWilliamJJefferson.jpg|thumb|right|William J. Jefferson]]
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'''William J. Jefferson''' is the Representative for the 2nd District of [[Louisiana]] in the United States House of Representatives.
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'''William J. Jefferson''' is the Representative for the 2nd District of [[Louisiana]] in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, [[Louisiana]], on March 14, 1947. In 1991, he was elected to the first of his now eight consecutive terms as a Representative.