{"id":283314,"date":"2021-03-22T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=283314"},"modified":"2021-03-22T15:15:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:15:43","slug":"julia-letlow-wins-special-election-for-late-husbands-congressional-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/julia-letlow-wins-special-election-for-late-husbands-congressional-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Letlow Wins Special Election For Late Husband\u2019s Congressional Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjulia-letlow-wins-special-election-for-late-husbands-congressional-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=283314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2720.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Julia Letlow, widow of recently-deceased congressman-elect Luke Letlow, won the special election for Louisiana\u2019s 5th Congressional District on Saturday, taking the spot of her late husband who passed away after winning the congressional seat last year.<\/p>\n<p>The election was historic due to the fact that Letlow is the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana. Her campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.julialetlow.com\/theissues\">website<\/a> states that she is \u201c100% Pro-Life,\u201d opposes minimum wage increases, \u201cis a staunch defender of our constitutional right to bear arms,\u201d and \u201cwill always fight to ensure we have secure and safe elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Luke Letlow was elected to congress last year, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. On December 18, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/12\/29\/politics\/luke-letlow-died-covid\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> reported that he posted on his Facebook page that he was \u201cat home resting, following all CDC guidelines, quarantine protocols, and the recommendations of my doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit, a spokesman for Letlow wrote a statement confirming the young congressman-elect\u2019s death on Letlow\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport due to complications from COVID-19,\u201d the statement read. Letlow\u2019s family, the spokesperson said, \u201cappreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the governor announced there would be a special election, Julia Letlow entered the race in mid-January with a campaign already set up and the ability to raise large amounts of money to fund her run. A runoff election will not be held as Letlow gained a majority of the vote at 62%. Twelve Republicans entered the race for the seat, but Letlow was successful out of all of the them.<\/p>\n<p>A quote from her campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.julialetlow.com\/\">website<\/a> includes a tribute to her late husband. Letlow said, \u201cMy motivation is the passion Luke and I both shared: [T]o better this region that we called home and to leave it a better place for our children and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hsNkcBPz-qQ&amp;t=156s\">ad<\/a>, Letlow mentioned how she has always been a working mom, but she has even more of a role now to show her children how to lead and be strong in difficult times.<\/p>\n<p>Republican women had a successful year in House races during the last election and Letlow will add to their ranks. She received many endorsements from high-profile Republicans, including former President Donald Trump. Letlow holds a Ph.D. in communication from the University of South Florida and works as an executive at the University of Louisiana Monroe, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/20\/julia-letlow-special-election-louisiana-477350\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/20\/politics\/louisiana-special-election-congressional-races\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> reported: \u201cIn an interview before the election, Letlow told CNN she would have joined the majority of the House Republican Conference in objecting to the certification of the presidential election on January 6, and she supports her state party\u2019s decision to censure GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy for his vote to convict Trump in his impeachment trial earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her ad, Letlow referenced the loss of her husband, saying, \u201cWhile losing Luke has been devastating, I know that two things can be true at the same time,\u201d she said. \u201cA person can be full of grief while still having hope for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cWe all have to walk through seasons of darkness, but I know that it is only through those experiences, that we can recognize and fully appreciate the light. I look at Washington and see the division, the ugliness, and the darkness. But I know that there is hope. People are hungry for goodness, for healing, for opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI\u2019ll continue the mission we shared to represent all people, working with anyone who can help deliver real results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julia Letlow, widow of recently-deceased congressman-elect Luke Letlow, won the special election for Louisiana\u2019s 5th Congressional District on Saturday, taking the spot of her late husband who passed away after &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310940,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2720.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Julia Letlow Wins Special Election For Late Husband\u2019s Congressional Seat","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-283314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2720.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Julia Letlow Wins Special Election For Late Husband\u2019s Congressional Seat","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}