Bill Cassidy: podcast appearances and interviews

William Morgan Cassidy, born on September 28, 1957, in Highland Park, Illinois, is an American politician and physician serving as the senior United States senator from Louisiana. He has held this position since 2015 and is a member of the Republican Party. Cassidy's background includes a medical degree from LSU School of Medicine and a career as a gastroenterologist. He was elected to the Louisiana State Senate representing the 16th district in 2006, which includes parts of Baton Rouge. In 2008, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, defeating the Democratic incumbent Don Cazayoux. Cassidy was elected to the Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Mary Landrieu, and was reelected in 2020. He has served as the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee since 2025. Known as a moderate Republican, Cassidy has been a critic of President Donald Trump and was one of seven Republican senators to vote in favor of convicting Trump of incitement of insurrection during his second impeachment trial in 2021. His stance led to censure by the Republican Party of Louisiana. In 2023, Cassidy called for Trump to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race after Trump was indicted for mishandling classified documents. Following Trump's securing the Republican nomination, Cassidy declined to endorse him in the general election. During the 2026 reelection race, Cassidy was defeated in the primary, receiving 24.8% of the vote and finishing third, marking the first time since 2012 that an incumbent senator lost renomination.