Luke Letlow

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 (1979-12-06)December 6, 1979 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 29, 2020(2020-12-29) (aged 41) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Cause of death	COVID-19
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Julia Barnhill[1] ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
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]