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| − | '''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melancon''' (born October 3, 1947) has served as the [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Louisiana]]'s third congressional district since 2005. He currently serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and Budget Committee. He is a candidate for United States Senate in 2010 against Republican [[David Vitter]]. | + | {{Officeholder |
| | + | |name=Charlie Melancon |
| | + | |image=CharlieMelancon.jpg |
| | + | |party=[[Democrat]] |
| | + | |spouse=Peachy Clark Melancon |
| | + | |religion=Roman Catholic |
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| | + | {{Officeholder/representative |
| | + | |state=Louisiana |
| | + | |district=3rd |
| | + | |terms=January 3, 2005 - Present |
| | + | |preceded=[[Billy Tauzin]] |
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| | + | '''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melancon''' (born October 3, 1947) has served as the [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Louisiana]]'s third congressional district since 2005. He currently serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and Budget Committee. He is a candidate for United States Senate in 2010 against [[Republican]] [[David Vitter]]. |
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| | + | Melancon received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and served as a member of the Louisiana state house of representatives from 1987 to 1993. |
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