Billy Tauzin

Billy Tauzin
Official portrait, 1990s
Chair of the House Energy Committee
In office
January 3, 2001 – February 4, 2004
Preceded byTom Bliley
Succeeded byJoe Barton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 3rd district
In office
May 22, 1980 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byDavid Treen
Succeeded byCharlie Melançon
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1973–1980
Personal details
Born
Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II

(1943-06-14) June 14, 1943 (age 81)
Chackbay, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1995)
Republican (1995–present)
Spouse(s)(1) Gayle Clement Tauzin
(2) Cecile Bergeron
EducationNicholls State University (BA)
Louisiana State University (JD)
Profession
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • lobbyist
Billy Tauzin's voice
Tauzin, as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, speaks on the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
Recorded February 12, 2003

Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II (IPA: ['bɪli 'toʊzɛ̃]; born June 14, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician.[1] He served as the President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a pharmaceutical company lobby group.

After serving four terms in the State House, Tauzin won a special election to the United States House of Representatives, and served from 1980 to 2005. He was consistently re-elected as a Democrat representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district until 1995, when he joined the Republican Party and continued to be re-elected to his seat for another decade.[2]

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