Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by
Chris John
Succeeded by
Clay Higgins
Constituency
7th district (2005–2013)
3rd district (2013–2017)
Personal details
Born
Charles William Boustany Jr.
(1956-02-21) February 21, 1956 (age 68) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Bridget Edwards
Children
2
Education
University of Louisiana, Lafayette (BS)
Louisiana State University, New Orleans (MD)
Charles William Boustany Jr. (/bʊˈstæni/; born February 21, 1956) is an American politician, physician, and former congressman from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017 (numbered as the 7th district from 2005 to 2013). He is a member of the Republican Party.
In 2016 Boustany was linked to 3 of the 8 women killed in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana between the years of 2005–2009 and to the hotel (owned by his staffer Martin Guillory) where the ladies entertained guests.[1][2][undue weight? – discuss]
Boustany stepped down from the U.S. House in January 2017; he was a candidate for the United States Senate in 2016 in a bid to succeed the retiring Republican David Vitter. Boustany did not advance beyond the primary election, finishing third in the jungle primary behind Republican John Neely Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell. He was succeeded in the House of Representatives by Clay Higgins, a Republican who is a Lafayette law enforcement officer residing outside the district in St. Landry Parish.
^Bresnahan, John (September 13, 2016). "Boustany's wife denies prostitution allegations against him". Politico.
^"Dark Truth Behind 8 Sex Workers Murdered in the Bayou". Rolling Stone. September 27, 2016.
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