David Vitter
Fighting - Winning - For Louisiana

David made history in 2004 as the first Republican ever elected to the U.S. Senate by the people of Louisiana, and the first to win an open Louisiana U.S. Senate or gubernatorial position without a runoff.

In the Senate he's been a leading advocate for making President Bush's tax cuts permanent to create more jobs, and for balancing the budget through real spending restraint.

He's helped pass important education and health care reforms, and strong measures to build up our military and intelligence capabilities and win the War on Terror.  And David has been a tireless worker in the ongoing effort to rebuild Louisiana better and stronger following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

David serves on three key Senate committees that are important to Louisiana: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Small Business.  He has also been asked as a freshman to head the Republican Senator Roundtable, where he builds more support for strong reform conservatives in the U.S. Senate.

David started his public service as a State Legislator.  In that role, he challenged the tax-and-spend politicians in Baton Rouge - and won. He repealed the state death tax when they wanted to raise taxes, kept criminals in jail longer while still balancing the budget, and passed term limits against great odds. He even filed successful ethics actions against Edwin Edwards gambling deals and Tulane Legislative Scholarship abuses.

When David ran for Congress, he was opposed by the good-ole-boys - and won again.
Instead of being a quiet freshman, David turned heads by passing major legislation on prescription drugs and Lake Pontchartrain clean-up, and by securing a seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee.

Born and raised in Louisiana, David earned his law degree with honors from Tulane Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review. Chosen a Rhodes Scholar for his leadership skills, he earned an economics degree with highest honors from Oxford, and graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University.

David is married to Wendy Baldwin Vitter, a former prosecutor. They live in Metairie with their four children - Sophie (13), twins Lise and Airey (9), and Jack (4) - and are lectors at St. Francis Xavier Church.