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Bobby Jindal is Governor of Louisiana and is the youngest governor currently serving in the nation. He was sworn into office on January 14, 2008, after receiving 54 percent of the vote in the October 2007 primary. This marked the first time that a non-incumbent candidate for governor was elected without a runoff under the current election system.

Jindal ran and was elected on a platform of ethics reform. A month after taking office, Jindal called the Legislature into a special session and put forth an aggressive agenda to make Louisiana’s ethics laws the gold standard in the nation. Jindal was successful during the historic session in passing his main reform measures of increasing financial disclosure of elected officials, prohibiting elected officials from receiving unlimited meals from lobbyists, eliminating the loophole for free cultural and sporting event tickets for elected officials, and prohibiting elected officials from entering into contracts with the state.

As a result of Jindal’s reforms, the Center for Public Integrity gave Louisiana’s new public disclosure law a 99 out of 100 points, placing the state on par with having one of the nation’s best disclosure laws. Prior to Jindal’s special session, Louisiana earned 43 out of 100 points, placing it in the bottom fifth of all states.

Bobby is married and the father of three young children.



	Bobby Today Growing Up Bobby's Experience Bobby Today Click to play. Bobby Jindal is Governor of Louisiana and is the youngest governor currently serving in the nation. He was sworn into office on January 14, 2008, after receiving 54 percent of the vote in the October 2007 primary. This marked the first time that a non-incumbent candidate for governor was elected without a runoff under the current election system. Jindal ran and was elected on a platform of ethics reform. A month after taking office, Jindal called the Legislature into a special session and put forth an aggressive agenda to make Louisiana’s ethics laws the gold standard in the nation. Jindal was successful during the historic session in passing his main reform measures of increasing financial disclosure of elected officials, prohibiting elected officials from receiving unlimited meals from lobbyists, eliminating the loophole for free cultural and sporting event tickets for elected officials, and prohibiting elected officials from entering into contracts with the state. As a result of Jindal’s reforms, the Center for Public Integrity gave Louisiana’s new public disclosure law a 99 out of 100 points, placing the state on par with having one of the nation’s best disclosure laws. Prior to Jindal’s special session, Louisiana earned 43 out of 100 points, placing it in the bottom fifth of all states. Bobby is married and the father of three young children.

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