Julia Letlow was sworn into Congress Wednesday morning. She’s the first Republican female to ever serve in Congress for Louisiana and the first female since Senator Mary Landrieu in 2015.
Julia Letlow, the widow of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, decided to keep the 5th Congressional District seat in the family when she announced her run in this special election only a few months after her husband passed away with COVID-19.
The widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow is entering the race to fill the Louisiana congressional vacancy left by her husband’s death from complications related to COVID-19.