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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is an American politician who was the 55th Governor of Louisiana between 2008 and 2016, and previously served as a U.S. Congressman and as the vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association.In 1996, Jindal was appointed secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and in 1999, at age 28, he was appointed as the youngest president in the history of the University of Louisiana System. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Jindal as principal adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.He first ran for governor of Louisiana in 2003, but lost in the run-off election to Democratic candidate, Kathleen Blanco. In 2004, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the second Indian American in Congress, and was re-elected in 2006. Jindal ran for governor again in the 2007 election and won, making him, at 36 years old, the second youngest governor of Louisiana after Huey P. Long, who was 35 when he was elected in 1928. Jindal was re-elected in 2011 in a landslide, winning more than 65% of the vote. He was the first Indian American governor, and the only one until South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley assumed office in 2011.On June 24, 2015, Jindal announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election. He suspended his campaign in November 2015, subsequently announcing his support for Marco Rubio, who suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016.

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Famous Bobby Jindal Quotes

“You know, Republicans went to Washington to change the culture, to change the city. Instead, they became changed by Washington. Now, it doesn't do any good for us to look backwards or to fight amongst ourselves. We need to be looking forward.”

Bobby Jindal

"Gov Jindal: GOP Must Become the Conservative Party Again http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,451213,00.html", Fox News Channel, November 13, 2008

“This is a serious storm that has caused serious damage in our state … We're pleased we haven't seen breaches in the levees. We're pleased we haven't seen major flooding in New Orleans or the places that flooded before. But there are serious challenges.”

Bobby Jindal

In response to the effects of Hurricane Gustav
"Jindal Presents a Face of Calm During the Storm" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203049.html, The Washington Post, September 2, 2008

“To succeed, we have to be the party of change, we have to root out corruption in our own ranks and we have to be the party of solutions.”

Bobby Jindal

"Governors Know Best" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/07/AR2008110703146.html, The Washington Post, November 9, 2008

“I’m not worried about where Barack Obama is from. I’m worried about where he’s going.”

Bobby Jindal

Alluding to the "Birther" controversy
At a American Legislative Exchange Council meeting, New Orleans, August 2011
"Bobby Jindal Just Killed Decades of Republican Tax Policy" http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/how-bobby-jindal-killed-a-republican-sacred-cow#r=discussed, BusinessWeek.com, November 15, 2012; retrieved 2012-11-18

“When the Republican Party is no longer the party of fiscal conservatism then clearly I would argue that we've lost our way.”

Bobby Jindal

"GOP Struggles for Salvation" http://www.statesman.com/insight/content/editorial/stories/insight/11/23/1123gopfuture.htm, Austin-American Statesman, November 23, 2008

“Whether you voted for him or not, whether you supported the new leaders of Congress or not, they're our president, they're our Congress, they need our prayers, they need our support.”

Bobby Jindal

"In Iowa stop, Jindal says GOP must offer solutions" http://web.archive.org/web/20111102015628/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-jindal-iowa,0,532358.story, Chicago Tribune, November 22, 2008

“Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.”

Bobby Jindal

2015-08-06
Transcript: GOP Aug. 6 undercard debate
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/06/transcript-gop-aug-6-undercard-debate/

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