Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress (2003-2004), August 2004.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
JOHN BREAUX, Democrat, of Crowley, LA; born in Crowley, LA, on March
1, 1944; education: graduated, St. Michael's High School, Crowley, LA,
1961; B.A., political science, University of Southwestern Louisiana,
Lafayette, 1964; J.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1967;
employment: law partner, Brown, McKernan, Ingram, and Breaux, 1967-68;
legislative assistant to Congressman Edwin W. Edwards, 1968-69; district
assistant to Congressman Edwards, 1969-72; member: Louisiana Bar
Association and Acadia Parish Bar Association; board of directors,
International Rice Festival Association; member: Crowley Jaycees;
Crowley Chamber of Commerce; Pi Lambda Beta, prelaw fraternity; Phi
Alpha Delta, law fraternity; Lambda Chi Alpha, social fraternity;
Student Bar Association, L.S.U.; U.S.L. tennis team; Moot Court
finalist, L.S.U., 1966; winner, American Legion Award; married: the
former Lois Gail Daigle in 1964; children: John I. Jr., William Lloyd,
Elizabeth Andre, and Julia Agnes; two granddaughters: Anna Kate and
Campbell McKay Sheperdson; elected to the 92nd Congress by special
election, 7th District of Louisiana, September 30, 1972; reelected to
the seven succeeding Congresses; chairman, Subcommittee on the
Conservation of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Environment, 1979-86;
elected to U.S. Senate on November 4, 1986; chairman, Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1989-90; member and chairman, Democratic
Leadership Council (1991-93); elected Democratic chief deputy whip,
104th Congress; committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Finance; Rules and Administration; Special Committee on Aging;
subcommittees: Social Security and Family Policy; Health Care; Taxation
and IRS Oversight; Science, Technology, and Space; Aviation;
Communications; Oceans and Fisheries; Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine; in January 1998, he was selected by the White House and
House and Senate leaders to chair the National Bipartisan Commission on
the Future of Medicare. Also in 1998, he co-chaired the National
Commission on Retirement Policy, which produced legislation to help
reform Social Security; reelected to a 2nd term on November 3, 1992;
reelected to each succeeding Senate term.
Office Listings
http://breaux.senate.gov
503 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.. (202) 224-4623
Chief of Staff.--Fred Hatfield.
Legislative Director.--Sarah Walter.
Executive Assistant.--Diana Bostic.
Communications Director.--Bette Phelan.
Federal Courthouse Building, 800 Lafayette Street, (337) 262-6871
Suite 1300, Lafayette, LA 70501......................
2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 802, Baton Rouge, LA (225) 248-0104
70808.................................................
1900 N. 18th Street, Suite 805, Monroe, LA 71201....... (318) 325-3320
Hale Boggs Federal Building, Suite 1005, 501 Magazine (504) 589-2531
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130........................