BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Candidate registration opened Wednesday for Louisiana's March 20 election to fill two vacant U.S. House seats, one representing a majority-minority district centered in New.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Candidate registration opened Wednesday for Louisiana's March 20 election to fill two vacant U.S. House seats, one representing a majority-minority district centered in New.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died from complications related to COVID-19 before he could take office, declared Thursday that she is entering the race to fill the Louisiana congressional vacancy left by her husband’s death.
Julia Barnhill Letlow, a Republican who lives in Richland Parish, announced her campaign launch in a statement and a radio interview ahead of next week’s candidate signup period for the March 20 election for the 5th District seat representing central and northeastern Louisiana.
“Everything in my life and in my marriage has prepared me for this moment. My motivation is the passion Luke and I both shared: to better this region that we called home and to leave it a better place for our children and future generations,” she said in the statement.
Widow of Louisiana Congressman Who Died of COVID-19 Announces She s Running for His Seat By Ryan Chatelain Louisiana
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BATON ROUGE, La. The widow of a Louisiana congressman-elect who died last month of COVID-19 is running to fill the seat he would have occupied.
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Julia Letlow, the widow of a Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, announced Thursday she is running to fill the seat he would have occupied
Luke Letlow, died at age 41 from complications related to COVID-19 on Dec. 29, just days before he was scheduled to be sworn into office
A university administrator, Julia Letlow said she is running to continue the mission Luke started