Luke Letlow
American politician (1979-2020)
Luke Joshua Letlow (December 6, 1979[2] – December 29, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in November 2020 but died before he could take office.
Luke Letlow | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district | |
| Died before taking office | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Abraham |
| Succeeded by | Julia Letlow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luke Joshua Letlow December 6, 1979 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2020 (aged 41) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Louisiana Tech University (BS) |
| Website | Official website |
Before his election to Congress, Letlow served as chief of staff to retiring Representative Ralph Abraham and former Governor Bobby Jindal. He was born in Monroe, Louisiana.
On December 18, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Letlow announced that he had tested positive for the virus and was hospitalized in Monroe.[3] He was later transferred to Shreveport, Louisiana on December 23.[4] He died six days later at the age of 41.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow suffered a heart attack following operation". 30 December 2020.
- ↑ Akin, Stephanie (December 5, 2020). "Luke Letlow Wins Runoff to Succeed His Boss, Ralph Abraham, in Louisiana's 5th District". Roll Call. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
... Letlow, who turns 41 on Sunday ...'
- ↑ Zanona, Melanie (December 29, 2020). "Louisiana congressman-elect dies of Covid". POLITICO. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Letlow transferred to ICU for COVID-19 treatment". Associated Press. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ↑ Team, WDSU Digital (December 30, 2020). "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19". WDSU.
The following statement was issued by Bautsch: "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport due to complications from COVID-19."
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