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.
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Show Transcript COMMITMENT TO 21, THE WIDOW OF CONGRESSMAN ELECT LETLOW IS RUNNING FOR HIS SEAT, REPRESENTING LOUISIANA’S FIFTH DISTRICT. SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE THE MISSION THAT HER HUSBAND STARTED TO BETTER THIS REGION , THAT THEY CALL HOME AND LEAVE IT A BETTER PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AS YOU KNOW, LUKE LETLOW PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH FROM COMPLICATIONS TO COVID-19, LEAVING BEHIND HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. JULIA IS A NATIVE OF MONROE WHO GRADUATED FROM ULM AND HAS BEE AN EXECUTIVE LEADER IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION TO FILL THIS SEAT IS MARCH 20 WITH QUALIFYING TO BEGIN JANUARY
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