Charles Boustany

Charles Boustany Jr. represents Louisiana's 7th Congressional District as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives since winning an open race in 2004.

Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Oil Voting Record
Charles Boustany Jr. has voted in favor of big oil companies on 91% of important oil-related bills. These include Iraq War Funding, Climate Change Studies, Clean Energy, and Ending Oil Subsidies. See below for oil money in politics.

Bio
Charles Boustany Jr. was born February 21, 1956 in Lafayette, Louisiana where he currently resides. He was educated at the Louisiana State University (Bachelors, 1978) and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans (M.D., 1982). Boustany was a cardiac surgeon in private practice from 1990-2004.

Before his election to Congress in 2004, Charles won an at-large seat on the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee and served through (1996-2001). He was named the Vice-Chairman of Bush-Cheney Victory 2000 Campaign for Lafayette Parish in 2000. Boustany also served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce(2001), and the Executive Board of Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce as Vice President for Government Affairs (2002).

2006 elections
Boustany won reelection with 71% of the vote. 

Money in politics
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Oil Contributions
Charles Boustany has accepted $116,800 in oil contributions during the 110th congress while representing district 07. $52,500 of those dollars were from industry PACS. In total, Boustany has received $292,024 from oil companies since 2000. See above for oil voting record.

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
 * Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines


 * House Committee on Agriculture
 * Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
 * Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry


 * House Committee on Education and Labor
 * Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
 * Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Agriculture
 * Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research
 * Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management


 * House Committee on Education and the Workforce
 * 21st Century Competitiveness Subcommittee
 * Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee


 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee- Vice chair
 * Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

Resources

 * Official website
 * Follow the Oil Money
 * Vote Tracker
 * Follow the Coal Money
 * Appalachian Voices

Articles

 * Bob Moser, "Group counts costs of war. Citizens claim war funding affects projects," The Daily Advertiser (La.), August 17, 2007.
 * Bill Decker, "Commentary: Rove's revolution touched Acadiana, briefly, at least," The Daily Advertiser (La.), August 20, 2007.
 * Klaus Marre, "Petraeus assuages lawmakers’ fears over report," The Hill, August 30, 2007.
 * Ana Radelat, "Boustany makes second trip to Iraq," The Shreveport times, August 31, 2007.
 * "Iraqi deaths rise for second month straight," Think Progress, September 1, 2007.
 * Faiz Shakir, "Blitzer Dismantles Rep. Boustany’s Assertions Of Progress In Iraq," Think Progress, September 2, 2007.