One of the main proponents of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill (2003), passed just months before Tauzin retired from Congress to join a pharmaceutical lobby, expecting a $2M annual salary.
[1] Switched from Democratic to Republican on August 8th, 1995.
Wife: Cecile Bergeron
University: BA, Nicholls State University (1964)
Law School: JD, Louisiana State University (1967)
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America President and CEO (2005-)
US Congressman, Louisiana 3rd (22-May-1980 to 3-Jan-2005)
Louisiana State House of Representatives (1972-80)
Member of the Board of Entergy (2005-)
Member of the Board of Louisiana Healthcare Group
American Legislative Exchange Council
Ethyl Corporation PAC
Louisiana State Bar Association 1967
National Student Leadership Conference Honorary Board of Advisors
Research!America Board of Directors
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Cajun Ancestry
Official Website:
http://www.house.gov/tauzin/
AKA Wilbert Joseph Tauzin, Jr.