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'''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melancon''' (born October 3, 1947) is a former [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Louisiana]]'s third 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]].

'''Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melancon''' (born October 3, 1947) is a former [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Louisiana]]'s third 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]]. Melancon was succeeded in the House by Republican [[Jeff Landry]], but the district is being abolished thrugh reapportionment effective January 2013.

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. He is also a former aide to former U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., a Louisiana Democrat 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. He is also a former aide to former U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., a Louisiana Democrat who is now a lobbyist in [[Washington, D.C.]]