Louisiana Rep.-Elect Luke Letlow Dies Of COVID-19: How Will His Seat Be Filled?
KEY POINTS
He helped Republicans eat into Democratic control of the House
He’s the second federal-level official to die of COVID-19
The COVID-related death of 41-year-old congressman-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana leaves questions about filling his seat in the House of Representatives.
Letlow defeated fellow Republican and state Rep. Lance Harris in a two-man runoff in early December, just days before his diagnosis. Testing positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 18, Letlow died of complications from the infection on Tuesday, a spokesman for the congressman-elect stated on Facebook.
By Sarah Tate
Louisiana Congressman-elect
Luke Letlow died Tuesday (December 30) from complications relating to COVID-19, just days before he was to be sworn into office. He was 41 and had no underlying health conditions that put him at higher risk.
Letlow was admitted to a Monroe hospital on December 19 after testing positive for COVID-19, but he was later transferred to Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport and placed in intensive care. A spokesman confirmed his passing at the facility on Tuesday. The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time, said
By Sarah Tate
Louisiana Congressman-elect
Luke Letlow died Tuesday (December 30) from complications relating to COVID-19, just days before he was to be sworn into office. He was 41 and had no underlying health conditions that put him at higher risk.
Letlow was admitted to a Monroe hospital on December 19 after testing positive for COVID-19, but he was later transferred to Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport and placed in intensive care. A spokesman confirmed his passing at the facility on Tuesday. The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time, said
By Sarah Tate
Louisiana Congressman-elect
Luke Letlow died Tuesday (December 30) from complications relating to COVID-19, just days before he was to be sworn into office. He was 41 and had no underlying health conditions that put him at higher risk.
Letlow was admitted to a Monroe hospital on December 19 after testing positive for COVID-19, but he was later transferred to Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport and placed in intensive care. A spokesman confirmed his passing at the facility on Tuesday. The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time, said
Print article BATON ROUGE, La. Luke Letlow, Louisiana’s incoming Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he would have been sworn into office. He was 41. Letlow spokesman Andrew Bautsch confirmed the congressman-elect’s death at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport. “The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time,” Bautsch said in a statement. “A statement from the family along with funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time.” Louisiana’s eight-member congressional delegation called Letlow’s death devastating.