William Jennings "Bill" Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Democrat, Jefferson has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1991. He represents Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. He is Louisiana's first black Congressman since the end of Reconstruction.[1] In May 2006, the FBI raided his Congressional offices, but he was re-elected later that year. On June 4, 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Jefferson on 16 charges related to corruption.[2] On October 4, 2008, Jefferson finished first in the Democratic primary and will face a run-off against Helena Moreno on November 4, 2008.
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