Luke Letlow wins the race for the open 5th District Congressional seat beating fellow Republican and Alexandria Lawmaker Lance Harris 62% to 38%.
The Richland Parish native served in the Jindal Administration and as retiring Congressman Ralph Abraham’s Chief of Staff. He joins the Republican minority in the Democrat-controlled House.
“I’m excited about the House,” said Letlow. “We actually have more women and more minorities in terms of the Republican side than ever before and I’m proud of that. We’ve got some great new members of Congress in the freshman class.”
Letlow was the favorite heading into Saturday’s election as he took first place by a near 2:1 margin over Harris in the primary and raised twice as much as his Alexandria opponent. The seat came open after Abraham announced his retirement after three terms in Congress. It is highly likely that if Abraham had sought another term he would’ve cruised to reelection.
Letlow says it won’t be easy to work with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, and he sees a major conflict brewing over values.
“I’m 100 percent pro-life and I am a strong staunch defender of 2nd Amendment rights and I think both of those things will be under attack with the left in terms of running the House so I will fight against that,” said Letlow.
Despite their differences, Letlow feels there is common ground to be found with Democrats on infrastructure spending and a post-COVID economic resuscitation.
“We have got to make sure that our economy does not collapse as a result of COVID and we have to make sure that our small businesses have resources in order to sustain through these terrible challenging times,” said Letlow.
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