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| Bobby Jindal (born Piyush Jindal) was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives November 2, 2004, from Louisiana's First Congressional District. | '''Bobby Jindal''' (born Piyush Jindal) was elected as a ] to the ] ], ], from ]'s First Congressional District. | ||
| Mr. Jindal was born to Indian |
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| He narrowly lost the election for governor of Louisiana in 2003. His previous public service includes time as the Louisiana Secretary of Department of Health & Hospitals, Executive Director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, President of the University of Louisiana System, and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | He narrowly lost the election for ] of Louisiana in ]. His previous public service includes time as the Louisiana Secretary of Department of Health & Hospitals, Executive Director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, President of the University of Louisiana System, and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||
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Bobby Jindal (born Piyush Jindal) was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives November 2, 2004, from Louisiana's First Congressional District.
Mr. Jindal was born to Indian immigrants in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 10, 1971; he was raised as a Hindu, but has converted to Christianity. He will be the only Indian-American in the next Congress, and only the second ever to serve in the U.S. Congress.
He narrowly lost the election for governor of Louisiana in 2003. His previous public service includes time as the Louisiana Secretary of Department of Health & Hospitals, Executive Director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, President of the University of Louisiana System, and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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