• 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
11/30/2016 H.R.6404 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016 11/30/2016 Referred to House Energy and Commerce  (All Actions)
10/11/2016 H.R.6169 Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act 10/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.5089 RADAR Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.6228 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits. 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.6137 Louisiana Flood and Storm Devastation Tax Relief Act of 2016 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5447 Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/09/2016 H.R.5964 To provide a Federal share for disaster assistance provided to the State of Louisiana in connection with flooding events occurring during 2016, and for other purposes. 09/09/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.5822 Improving Standards in VA Contracting Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.  (All Actions)
06/28/2016 H.R.2952 Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act 06/28/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.  (All Actions)
06/21/2016 H.R.5545 Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act 06/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/13/2016 H.Con.Res.112 Expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil. 06/13/2016 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/25/2016 H.R.5328 FACT Act of 2016 05/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/05/2016 H.R.5009 Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2016 05/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4832 Health Savings Protection Act 03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/03/2016 H.R.4689 Timely Payment for Veterans' Emergency Care Act 03/03/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/18/2015 H.R.4297 To impose certain requirements on the Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan. 12/18/2015 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
12/10/2015 H.R.4219 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. 12/10/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2911 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
10/23/2015 H.R.1430 Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015 10/23/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235.  (All Actions)
09/17/2015 H.R.3539 Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation Act of 2015 09/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 1611
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/11/2008 H.R.2268 Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
06/10/2008 H.R.6220 Green Jobs Improvement Act
06/10/2008 H.Res.1063 Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Passed Yea
06/10/2008 H.R.3089 No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007
05/19/2008 H.R.406 Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act Passed Yea
06/09/2008 H.R.6179 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008
06/09/2008 H.Res.127 Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State. Passed Yea
06/03/2008 H.Con.Res.367 Expressing support for designation of the period beginning on June 9, 2008, and ending on June 13, 2008, as "National Health Information Technology Week".
06/03/2008 H.R.6129 Assuring Access to Medicare Doctors Act of 2008
06/03/2008 H.Res.1076 Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.
06/03/2008 H.Res.923 Recognizing the State of Minnesota's 150th anniversary. Passed Yea
05/22/2008 H.Res.1194 Reaffirming the support of the House of Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-elected Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Passed Yea
05/22/2008 H.Con.Res.334 Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month.
05/21/2008 H.R.6048 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
05/21/2008 H.Res.1152 Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship.
05/21/2008 H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
05/19/2008 H.Res.1147 Congratulating the Northern Kentucky University Norse women's basketball team, champions of the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II tournament.
05/19/2008 H.R.2894 Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
05/13/2008 H.R.6026 Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
05/09/2008 H.R.6013 Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2007
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