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Bill Cassidy
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American physician and politician (born 1957)
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Bill Cassidy is a male American politician, physician, and researcher. He serves as a member of the United States Senate and previously held a position in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he works in Washington, D.C., and resides in Baton Rouge. Cassidy was born in Highland Park in 1957. He is educated at Louisiana State University, where he is also employed.
Cassidy is recognized in the Us Senators collection. His written works include the title Diabetic Foot Ulcers Grand Challenge. He speaks and writes in English. His religious affiliation is Protestantism.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Diabetic Foot Ulcers Grand Challenge
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Bernie Sanders
- Succeeded by
- Bernie Sanders
- Born
- William Morgan Cassidy , ( 1957-09-28 ) September 28, 1957 (age 68) , Highland Park, Illinois , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Other political affiliations
- Democratic (formerly)
- Spouse
- Laura Layden ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 29, 1989</span>"}]]}'>1989 )
- Education
- Louisiana State University ( BS , MD )
- Website
- Senate website , Campaign website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Morgan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Highland Park
- Occupation
- researcher
- Position held
- United States senator
- Educated at
- Louisiana State University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Official website
- cassidy.senate.gov
- Image
- Bill Cassidy, official 111th Congress photo portrait.JPG
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- Baton Rouge
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- date of birth
- 1957-09-28
- Commons category
- Bill Cassidy
- name in native language
- Bill Cassidy
- phone number
- +1-202-224-5824
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Bill Cassidy
- P10632
- Bill Cassidy
- number of viewers/listeners
- 471264
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Encyclopedic overview
William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015. Cassidy has chaired the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee since 2025.
Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Cassidy is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU School of Medicine. A gastroenterologist, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from the 16th district which included parts of Baton Rouge, in 2006. In 2008, he was elected as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, defeating Democratic incumbent Don Cazayoux. Cassidy was elected to the Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. He was reelected in 2020.
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