John Breaux

John Breaux
Chair of the Senate Aging Committee
In office
June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byLarry Craig
Succeeded byLarry Craig
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Preceded byChuck Grassley
Succeeded byLarry Craig
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byRussell B. Long
Succeeded byDavid Vitter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 7th district
In office
September 30, 1972 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byEdwin Edwards
Succeeded byJimmy Hayes
Personal details
Born
John Berlinger Breaux

(1944-03-01) March 1, 1944 (age 80)
Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLois Daigle
Children4
EducationUniversity of Louisiana, Lafayette (BA)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (JD)

John Berlinger Breaux (/ˈbr/; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from 1987 to 2005.[1] A Southern Democrat, he was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party. Breaux was a member of the New Democrat Coalition.

After his congressional tenure, he became a lobbyist, co-founding the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group.[2] The firm was later acquired by law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs,[3] now Squire Patton Boggs.

  1. ^ "John B. Breaux Papers". LSU Libraries. 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Perks, Ashley (December 8, 2009). "Trent Lott keeps his Southern ties through lobbying".
  3. ^ Eggen, Dan (July 2, 2010). "Patton Boggs lobbying firm buys group run by Lott, Breaux". The Washington Post.