Mr. Livingston is Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, with jurisdiction over all discretionary expenditures of the federal government.

He also has served on such prestigious committees as the House Intelligence Committee and the committee governing the ethics of House Members, as well as the committees on house Administration, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and Public Works and Transportation. He also served in the Office of Fair Management Practices.

At the 1988 GOP national convention in New Orleans, Livingston chaired the platform subcommittee on defense. He also was responsible for securing a plank in the platform on coastal erosion, the first time any national platform has addressed this important issue. He was the lead author of the defense and foreign policy plank of the GOP "Contract With America" in 1994.

Representative Livingston was appointed by President Reagan to the official U.S. delegation that observed the elections in El Salvador in 1982 and 1984, and in the Philippines in 1986.

He has served House Republicans in several leadership capacities: Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and as an active member of the Environmental Study Group.

While serving in Congress, Mr. Livingston has received the Watchdog of the Treasury Award from the National Associated Businessmen, the Guardian of Small Business award, the Jefferson Award from Citizens for a Sound Economy, the Leadership Award from the Coalition for Peace Through Strength, and the 1995 Distinguished Public Servant Award from the American Legion.

In 1985, the Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'Rith gave Livingston the Touch of Liberty award "in recognition and appreciation of distinguished service and inspiring leadership in preserving liberty, counteracting bigotry and advancing the cause of human rights, dignity and equal opportunity."

Mr. Livingston has lived most of his life in southeastern Louisiana. He earned Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from Tulane University, and is a graduate of the Loyola University Institute of Politics. In 1990, he received an honorary Order of the Coiff from the Tulane Law School and in 1981, an honorary Doctorate of Law from Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New Orleans. He served on active duty with the United States Navy as an enlisted man from 1961-63, and received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1967.

Congressman Livingston practiced law in both public and private fields for nine years. As Assistant United States Attorney from 1970-73, he served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's office, and was honored as an Outstanding Assistant U.S. Attorney shortly before his departure from that position. His experience also includes servings as Chief Special Prosecutor and Chief of the Armed Robbery Division for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office (1974-75) and Chief Prosecutor for the Organized Crime Unit of the Louisiana Attorney General's Office (1975-76).

The Congressman is married to the former Bonnie Robichaux of Raceland, Louisiana, and they maintain residences in Metairie and in Alexandria, Virginia. They have four children. Rob is in business in Louisiana, and is married to the former Sissie Menard. Richard, back from the U.S. Army, is enrolled in college; David is studying at LSU; and Suzie is studying at Loyola in New Orleans.

ADDRESS:

The Honorable Bob Livingston

2406 Rayburn House Office Building

United States House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515-1801

PHONE:

(202)225-3015

FAX:

(202)225-0739