Bobby Jindal

by Tom Aswell (Editor)

What makes Bobby run? In this new, balanced look at Piyush “Bobby” Jindal, political authority Tom Aswell explores the past and record of this polarizing political figure. He covers the Rhodes scholar’s meteoric rise and appointment as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Services at the age of 24, his campaigns and abbreviated terms in Congress, his terms as the first Indian American governor in the US, and his presidential aspirations. Along the way, the author focuses on Jindal’s record on health care, taxes, reform, and more. This illuminating work is the first to examine the entirety of Jindal’s philosophy and career, achievements and failures in the context of national history.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2016

About the author

Tom Aswell is an award-winning journalist who worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for twenty-five years. His work has appeared in nine Louisiana newspapers including the Baton Rouge Advocate and the Monroe News-Star. A former disc jockey, he owned and coached a semi-pro baseball team and has worked for the State of Louisiana, Office of Risk Management since 1991. He lives with his wife in Denham Springs, Louisiana."