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'''Luke Joshua Letlow''' (December 6, 1979 – December 29, 2020<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19">Two references:
'''Luke Joshua Letlow''' (December 6, 1979 – December 29, 2020<ref name="Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19">Two references:
*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.
*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.
*Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532041-rep-elect-luke-letlow-dies-of-covid-19 Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19]. ''The Hill''. 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 was the [[chief of staff]] from 2014 to 2020 to Republican Representative [[Ralph Abraham]], who 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]].
*Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532041-rep-elect-luke-letlow-dies-of-covid-19 Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19]. ''The Hill''. 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"/> In a joint statement by the Louisiana congressional delegation:
{{QuoteBox2|align=center|quote=We are devastated to hear of Luke Letlow's passing. Luke had such a positive spirit, and a tremendously bright future ahead of him. He was looking forward to serving the people of Louisiana in Congress, and we were excited to welcome him to our delegation where he was ready to make an even greater impact on our state and our Nation. More than anything, Luke was a loving husband, father, brother, and son, and his family – like so many others who have been affected by this evil disease – needs our prayers.|source=[[Bill Cassidy]], [[John Neely Kennedy]], [[Garret Graves]], [[Steve Scalise]], [[Cedric Richmond]],<br>[[Mike Johnson]], [[Ralph Abraham]], and [[Clay Higgins]]}}</center>
Prior to becoming a candidate, Letlow was the [[chief of staff]] from 2014 to 2020 to Republican Representative [[Ralph Abraham]], who 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==