David Vitter, R-La., chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
AGE: 53.
LIVES IN: Metairie, Louisiana.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Harvard University. Was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University in Britain, where he earned a second bachelor's degree. Law degree, Tulane University in New Orleans.
CAREER: Attorney specializing in commercial law. Served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1991-99, U.S. House of Representatives from 1999-2005. Has served in the U.S. Senate since 2005. Besides heading the small business committee, Vitter is a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
FAMILY: wife, Wendy; children Sophie, Lise, Airey and Jack.
HOBBIES: Hunting, fishing, golf, tennis.
LAST BOOK READ: "The Last Gentleman" by Walker Percy.
