• BOUSTANY, CHARLES W. DR. JR.
Experience: House: District 3, 2005-Present
Home State: Louisiana
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $4,338,914Coverage End: Saturday, July 2, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Bridget; 2 Children: Erik, Ashley
    Birth Date: 02/21/1956
    Birth Place: New Orleans, LA
    Home City: Lafayette, LA
    Religion: Episcopa

Education

    MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1982
    BS, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, 1978

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present
    At-Large Member, Republican Executive Committee, Lafayette Parish, 1996-2001
    Vice Chair, Lafayette Parish, Bush/Cheney Victory Campaign, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Human Resources, Chair
    Subcommittee on Trade, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Professional Experience

    General Surgery Resident, Louisiana State University Division Charity Hospital
    Chief Resident, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Rochester
    Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Private Practice, 1990-2004

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Directors, Greater LaFayette Chamber of Commerce
    Board Member, Lafayette General Medical Center
    Member, Advisory Board, Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency Tissue
    Vice President of Government Affairs, Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 2002
    Member, Leadership Lafayette Class IIIXX, 2002
    Board Member, Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 2001
    Chair, American Heart Association Gala, 2000
    Chair, Centennial Fundraiser, University of Louisiana Healthcare Division, 2000
    President, Lafayette Parish Medical Society, 2000

Additional Information

Awards:

    Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Rochester, NY
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 126
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
01/15/2013 H.R.166 PROTECT Act 01/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
08/10/2012 H.R.3412 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the "Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building". 08/10/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-160. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
08/06/2012 H.R.6300 Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012 08/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
08/01/2012 H.R.6176 Aligning Incentives for Better Patient Care Act of 2011 08/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
07/09/2012 H.R.6085 To amend section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that for purposes of determining whether a Member of the House of Representatives is subject to a deduction from in pay by reason of absence from the House on a day, the Member shall be considered to be absent if the Member misses any vote held in the House on that day, and for other purposes. 07/09/2012 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
06/05/2012 H.R.1004 Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 06/05/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 363.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5708 PROTECT Act 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/28/2012 H.R.1173 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 02/28/2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.  (All Actions)
02/02/2012 H.R.3567 WIN for Children and Families Act 02/02/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
08/01/2011 H.R.2735 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. 08/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/29/2011 H.R.1763 To close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. 07/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
07/15/2011 H.R.2468 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2011 07/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/08/2011 H.R.104 RAMP Act 07/08/2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/01/2011 H.R.1764 To prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. 06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
05/31/2011 H.R.2058 Wetlands Conservation Investment Act of 2011 05/31/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/24/2011 H.R.1829 Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2011 05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/24/2011 H.R.1828 Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2011 05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/16/2011 H.R.1765 Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2011 05/16/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/13/2011 H.R.1770 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2011 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending.  (All Actions)
05/13/2011 H.R.1766 Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .  (All Actions)
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