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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971 [1]) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 to 2008, and served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2012 to 2013.
Jindal previously served as Louisiana's Secretary of Health and Hospitals from 1996 to 1998 and President of the University of Louisiana System from 1999 to 2001, and was appointed by President George W. Bush as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation from 2001 to 2003. Jindal ran against Kathleen Blanco for ...
The 2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 22 with 10 candidates competing in a nonpartisan blanket primary. [1] Incumbent Republican Bobby Jindal won a second term. Since he won an outright majority of the vote in the blanket primary, a runoff election that would have otherwise occurred on November 19 was unnecessary.
2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Bobby Jindal (incumbent) 673,239 : 65.80 : Democratic: Tara Hollis 182,925 17.88 Democratic: Cary Deaton 50,071 4.89 Democratic: Trey Roberts 33,280 3.25 Independent: David Blanchard 26,705 2.61 Democratic: Niki Bird Papazoglakis 21,885 2.14 Libertarian: Scott Lewis ...
In the runoff, Jindal received endorsements from the New Orleans Times-Picayune (the largest paper in Louisiana), New Orleans Mayor Nagin (who had supported Ewing in the primary but declined to endorse Blanco in the runoff), and outgoing Republican governor Mike Foster. Some political analysts believe that his narrow loss was partly due to racism.
ICE is sending more people to a troubled Louisiana detention center, advocates say. Daniella Silva. December 22, 2023 at 10:34 AM.
AP . Under this fallen tree the decomposed body of a young girl was found, near Woodbine, Ill., April 26, 1958. The body is thought to be that of Maria Ridulph, 7, who disappeared Dec. 3, 1957 ...
The 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on November 21, 2015, to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican governor Bobby Jindal was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term because of term limits established by the Louisiana Constitution .