Service history
6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021
- Representative LA-5 2021–present
Background
- background Born March 16, 1981; academic administrator
- role U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th district since 2021
- achievement First Republican woman to represent Louisiana in the House
- achievement Endorsed by Donald Trump for 2026 Senate race
- achievement Won 2026 Senate Republican primary; defeated John Fleming in runoff
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Candidate for U.S. Senate LA · 2026 General Election
- $6,210,122 raised
- $4,783,049 spent
- $1,427,072 cash on hand
| $6.21M | |
| $2.20M | |
| $1.38M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.25M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $127.99K |
| Party committees | $62.00K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $762.00K |
| Transfers from other committees | $4.01M |
| Other receipts | $57.00 |
| $4.78M | |
| Operating expenditures | $4.75M |
| Contribution refunds | $34.76K |
| Cash on hand | $1.43M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2,849,171 | $2,062,471 | $786,700 |
| 2024 | $2,613,338 | $2,054,171 | $1,346,767 |
| 2026 | $6,210,122 | $4,783,049 | $1,427,072 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $111,228 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 131 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 20 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
81 tickers · 123 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Julia Letlow. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (5)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Vice Chair · oversees Health
- Appropriations Committee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
- National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Letlow, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — health coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Appropriations — Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, which oversees the health sector, and disclosed 5 health-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $75,000) between Oct 2024 and Apr 2025.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (151)
- HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9223To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes.sponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9101Rural Grants Transparency ActsponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9067To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a gender identity content descriptor for video programming, and for other purposes.cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 8826In God We Trust ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8695No Delays in Disaster Relief ActsponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HRES 1256Expressing support for the designation of May 6, 2026, as "National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" and prioritizing the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions.sponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HR 8578Food Reform for Effective and Sustainable Health (FRESH) Act of 2026sponsoredApr 28, 2026
- HR 8515Consumer Price Information Act of 2026sponsoredApr 26, 2026
- HR 8485No Rogue Jurors ActsponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8379Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment ActsponsoredApr 19, 2026
- HR 8374Equal Treatment for Farmers ActcosponsoredApr 19, 2026
- HR 8337Buy American Seafood ActsponsoredApr 15, 2026
- HR 8295Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 14, 2026
- HR 8213Defending Women in the Workplace ActcosponsoredApr 8, 2026
- HR 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
- HRES 1132Expressing support for the designation of March 24, 2026, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States.cosponsoredMar 23, 2026
- HJRES 152Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that only citizens are eligible to vote in Federal elections.cosponsoredMar 18, 2026
- HR 7835To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of Louisiana.sponsoredMar 4, 2026
- HR 7722Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 25, 2026
- HR 7723Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 25, 2026
- HR 7678Gun Owner Registration Information Protection ActcosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
- HR 7677Closing the Provider Fraud Gap ActcosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteAmendment SCOTT_8747AMD_02 (Scott)
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteAmendment HAYES_HAYECT_072 (Hayes)
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
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