Bill Cassidy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior United States Senator for Louisiana since 2015.
Chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee since 2025.
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009.
Helped found the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic in 1998 to provide free health care.
A gastroenterologist, he received his Doctor of Medicine from LSU School of Medicine in 1983.
Involved in setting up Health Centers in Schools for child vaccinations.

Biography

William Morgan Cassidy is an American politician and physician, currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Louisiana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was reelected in 2020. Prior to his Senate tenure, Cassidy represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district in the U.

S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015, and served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009.