EDWIN EDWARDS
(Edwin Washington Edwards | Edwin W. Edwards)
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a dozen grand jury probes In 2000 Edwards was convicted.
His Republican opponent, David Treen:
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Edwin Washington Edwards is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th Governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988 and 1992–1996), twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of 16 years in office, the sixth-longest serving gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,784 days.