Bill Cassidy initially supported Democratic candidates until 2001, after which his positions began to align with Republicans. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014 as a Republican. In 2021 he was one of seven Republicans who voted to convict U.S. Pres. Donald Trump on impeachment charges related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In 2026 he lost his primary election to a Trump-backed Republican.
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