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| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2005Serving with Mary Landrieu | |
| Preceded by | John B. Breaux |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | |
| In office May 29, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Livingston |
| Succeeded by | Bobby Jindal |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 81st district | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| Preceded by | David Duke |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Sneed |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wendy Baldwin Vitter |
| Children | Sophie Vitter Lise Vitter Airey Vitter Jack Vitter |
| Residence | Metairie, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Harvard University; Oxford University; Tulane Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party. Formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives, first elected in 1999, representing the suburban Louisiana's 1st congressional district, Vitter was elected to the Senate in 2004.
Vitter was born and raised in New Orleans. He attended Harvard University for his undergraduate studies and Tulane University for law school in addition to winning a Rhodes Scholarship to University College, Oxford. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives before entering the U.S. House.
Vitter is a staunch political conservative. His legislative agenda includes positions ranging from pro-life to pro-gun rights while legislating against gambling, same-sex marriage, funding for abortion providers, increases in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the United Nations, and amnesty for America's undocumented workers.
Vitter's stated positions include a balanced budget constitutional amendment, abolishing the federal and state estate tax, increasing local police forces, and an assortment of health care, tax and national defense reforms.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Vitter worked with the Louisiana congressional delegation to bring disaster relief to the region for rebuilding and aiding the victims disagreeing primarily over the issue of public housing.
In July 2007, Vitter was identified as a client of "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey's prostitution service in Washington, D.C.<ref name="CNN071007">"Hustler says it revealed senator's link to escort service". CNN. July 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) ref>
Vitter is also the only member of Congress known to have a diaper fetish.
Vitter has announced that he is running for reelection to his Senate seat
- "David Vitter Issues: Budget". David Vitter. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- "David Vitter Issues: Agriculture & Seafood". David Vitter. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- "David Vitter Issues: Crime and Drugs". David Vitter. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- "David Vitter Issues". David Vitter. Retrieved 2008-04-21.