▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Un success ful ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ; ▁Commission er , ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Cons ult ative ▁Committee , ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 8 9 ; ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Energy , ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 2 ; ▁White ▁House ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 3 ; ▁Professional ▁Adv oc ate . ▁Over ton ▁Bro oks ▁( Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 ), ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Louisiana ' s ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Patrick ▁T . ▁C af fer y ▁( Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 ), ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Bud dy ▁Le ach , ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 1 9 8 1 , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁Gill is ▁W . ▁Long , ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Spe edy ▁O ter ia ▁Long , ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Jim ▁McC r ery ,