Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Current as of: 2/4/2015 Created by: Wade Price Meisler Middle School Metairie, LA.

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Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Current as of: 2/4/2015 Created by: Wade Price Meisler Middle School Metairie, LA

Senators Each state elects two senators for staggered 6-year terms. Senators represent the entire state. Senior Senator David Vitter Took Office: Jan 4, 2005 Next Election: 2016 Party: Republican Junior Senator Bill Cassidy Took Office: Jan 6, 2015 Next Election: 2020 Party: Republican

Representatives The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts — 6 in Louisiana — each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House for a two-year term. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen. 1 st District Steve Scalise Took Office: May 7, 2008 Party: Republican Leadership Position: Majority Whip

2 nd District Cedric Richmond Took Office: Jan 5, 2011 Party: Democrat This is a great example of a gerrymandered, or packed, district. See it? Also, look at how small the land area is here. What’s that suggest about population? Speculate about why this district is drawn as shown.

3 rd District Charles Boustany Jr. Took Office: Jan 3, 2013 Party: Republican

4 th District John Fleming Took Office: Jan 6, 2009 Party: Republican This district covers A LOT of land area from N to S. What does this suggest?

5 th District Ralph Abraham Took Office: Jan 6, 2015 Party: Republican Based on what you’ve learned from previous slides, what two conclusions can you reach about this district, when you consider size and shape? We talked about the importance of Congressmen to get to work quickly, as they only have two years. In his first 28 days in office, Rep. Abraham has: 3 sponsored bills!!! Not wasting time! Each bill has about a 2% chance of enactment, but he’s working!

6 th District Garret Graves Took Office: Jan 6, 2015 Party: Republican What are two conclusions we can make about this district, when we consider shape and size?