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Julia Letlow

U.S. House · LA-5 · Republicans · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

Julia Letlow is a Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, serving since 2021. She is the first Republican woman to represent Louisiana in the U.S. House. Letlow holds a Ph.D. in communications from the University of South Florida and previously worked in higher education and medical administration at Tulane University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Career

Letlow's major legislative achievement is the Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 5), which passed the House in March 2023 with a vote of 213-208. The bill increased parental oversight of school curricula, library materials, and student medical exams. She has also sponsored bills supporting farmers (Farm Rescue Act of 2025, Drought Assistance Improvement Act), rural broadband infrastructure, and charter school educators. She co-led the bipartisan BUILD Act of 2025 for small law enforcement and fire department infrastructure.

Prior political experience

Letlow won a special election in March 2021 with over 64% of the vote in a nonpartisan blanket primary, becoming the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She won reelection in 2022 with 67% of the vote against three opponents and in 2024 with 62.9% of the vote against two opponents. In January 2026, she announced a Senate campaign challenging Republican incumbent Bill Cassidy in the primary.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress+0.430

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.336
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 340 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
3rdU.S. House LA-52025–presentIn progressJulia Letlow—
2ndU.S. House LA-52023–2025Term endedJulia LetlowJulia Letlow
1stU.S. House LA-52021–2023Term ended—Julia Letlow

Committee assignments

  • National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
    House· 2025–present
  • Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    HouseVice Chair· 2025–present
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    House· 2025–present
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
    House· 2025–present
  • House Committee on Appropriations
    House· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House LA-5Pending62.85%