• 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
08/06/2015 H.R.3320 Timely Payment for Veterans' Medical Care Act 08/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/29/2015 H.R.3321 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the volumetric excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the Fischer-Tropsch process. 07/29/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/22/2015 H.R.3161 Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 07/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/22/2015 H.R.1862 Veterans' Credit Protection Act 07/22/2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
07/16/2015 H.R.3024 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. 07/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/01/2015 H.R.2758 To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. 07/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
06/25/2015 H.Res.340 Returning to the Senate H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto. 06/25/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2580 LTCH Technical Correction Act of 2015 06/16/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.1863 Local Care for Veterans Act 05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.1860 Equalizing Transparency for Veterans Act 05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/20/2015 H.R.1372 Home Visiting Extension Act 03/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/03/2015 H.R.1218 PHIT Act 03/03/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.928 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.776 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.775 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.441 To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception. 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/10/2015 H.R.828 To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents. 02/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.440 Helping Individuals Regain Employment Act 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/09/2015 H.R.248 American Job Protection Act 01/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.R.5860 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 12/11/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
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