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David Vitter
U.S. Senator from Louisiana From: January 3, 2005 – Present
Predecessor	John B. Breaux
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 1st Congressional District From: May 29, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Predecessor	Bob Livingston
Successor	Bobby Jindal
Information
Party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Wendy Baldwin Vitter
Religion	Roman Catholic

David Vitter (born 1961) is a Republican Senator from Louisiana — the first member of his party in the United States Senate since Reconstruction. Vitter was a Representative from New Orleans from 1999-2004. He is one of the leading backers of a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage.

Career

Vitter started his congressional career in 1999 after winning a special election to replace the disgraced Rep. Bob Livingston, who resigned during the 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, arguing for the impeachment of Bill Clinton. 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." ^[1]

Scandals

In July, 2007, it was revealed that Vitter's phone number turned up in the records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who ran a Washington, D.C. escort service. Vitter, who is married and has four children, admitted to "a very serious sin", and stated that he had been forgiven by God and his wife. ^[2]

External Links

• Official Senate website

References

1. ↑ Vitter, David. Times-Picayune "IMPEACHMENT: FITNESS, NOT ABILITY" October 29, 1998 METRO; Pg. B7
2. ↑ CNN: Hustler says it revealed senator's link to escort service