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{{Officeholder
|name=David Vitter
|name=David Vitter
|image=DavidVitter.jpg
|image=DavidVitter.jpg
==Career==
==Career==
Vitter started his congressional career in 1999 after winning a special election to replace the disgraced U. S. Representative [[Bob Livingston]] of Louisiana's 1st congressional district, who resigned during the [[Bill Clinton]] [[impeachment]] affair after it was revealed that he was having an extra-marital affair. In October 29, 1998, Vitter penned a strongly worded editorial for the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' in which he argued forClinton's impeachment. Vitter said "Some current polls may suggest that people are turned off by the whole Clinton mess and don't care — because the stock market is good, the Clinton spin machine is even better or other reasons. But that doesn't answer the question of whether President Clinton should be impeached and removed from office because he is morally unfit to govern." <ref> Vitter, David. ''The Times-Picayune'' "IMPEACHMENT: FITNESS, NOT ABILITY" October 29, 1998 METRO; Pg. B7 </ref>
Vitter started his congressional career in 1999 after winning a special election to replace the disgraced U. S. Representative [[Bob Livingston]] of Louisiana's 1st congressional district, who resigned during the [[Bill Clinton]] [[impeachment]] affair after it was revealed that he was having an extra-marital affair. In October 29, 1998, Vitter penned a strongly worded editorial for the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' in which he argued forClinton's impeachment. Vitter said "Some current polls may suggest that people are turned off by the whole Clinton mess and don't care — because the stock market is good, the Clinton spin machine is even better or other reasons. But that doesn't answer the question of whether President Clinton should be impeached and removed from office because he is morally unfit to govern." <ref>Vitter, David. ''The Times-Picayune'' "IMPEACHMENT: FITNESS, NOT ABILITY" October 29, 1998 METRO; Pg. B7</ref>
== Scandals ==
== Scandals ==
Vitter is a candidate for governor of Louisiana in the runoff election scheduled for November 21, 2015. He faces a strong Democratic challenger, State Representative [[John Bel Edwards]], a long-time supporter of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. Edwards has consistently led in pre-election polls in the race.
Vitter is a candidate for governor of Louisiana in the runoff election scheduled for November 21, 2015. He faces a strong Democratic challenger, State Representative [[John Bel Edwards]], a long-time supporter of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. Edwards has consistently led in pre-election polls in the race.
==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://vitter.senate.gov/public/ Official Senate website]
*[http://vitter.senate.gov/public/ Official Senate website]
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
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[[Category:United States Senators]]
[[Category:United States Senators]]