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Reared in and resides in Start in Richland Parish, Louisiana<br>
Reared in and resides in Start in Richland Parish, Louisiana<br>
| birth_date=December 6, 1979
| birth_date=December 6, 1979
| death_date=December 29, 2020
| death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|alma_mater=Ouachita Christian High School (Monroe)<br>
|alma_mater=Ouachita Christian High School (Monroe)<br>
[[Louisiana Tech University]]
[[Louisiana Tech University]]
|religion=Evangelical [[Presbyterian]]}}
|religion=Evangelical [[Presbyterian]]
}}
'''Luke Joshua Letlow''' (born December 6, 1979) is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the eastern portion of his state. Prior to becoming a candidate, Letlow from 2014 to 2020 was the [[chief of staff]] to his predecessor, Republican Representative [[Ralph Abraham]], had been defeated in the 2019 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] [[primary]] and held to a pledge not to seek more than three terms in the office. Both Abraham and Letlow reside in Richland Parish east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].
'''Luke Joshua Letlow''' (born December 6, 1979 – December 29, 2020<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19">Deslatte, Melinda (December 29, 2020). [https://apnews.com/article/health-monroe-louisiana-coronavirus-pandemic-shreveport-c76bcda2e5abd46a500763ed5a7e3440 Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref>) was the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the eastern portion of his state. However, he died on December 29, 2020 from the [[coronavirus]], five days before he was scheduled to take office.<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19"/> Prior to becoming a candidate, Letlow from 2014 to 2020 was the [[chief of staff]] to Republican Representative [[Ralph Abraham]], had been defeated in the 2019 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] [[primary]] and held to a pledge not to seek more than three terms in the office. Both Abraham and Letlow resided in Richland Parish east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].
==Background==
==Background==