Representative · Louisiana's 5th district

Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow is a Republican representative for Louisiana's 5th district, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 40, and cast 453 of 455 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Apr 14, 2021
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	5.9%40 of 675 · rank 57 of 439	100%453 of 455 · rank 66 of 439	200 became law	10%15 of 147
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	2.7%33 of 1,222 · rank 196 of 442	89%741 of 834 · rank 379 of 442	70 became law	13%21 of 162
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	900	0.6%5 of 900 · rank 317 of 443	95%465 of 488 · rank 350 of 443	50 became law	17%27 of 156

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.43+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 147–269· Against party
H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 134–272· Against party
H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 158–257· Against party
H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–273· Against party
H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 144–277· Against party
H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–285· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Louisiana's 5th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $71.6M
Per resident: $92.23
Rank in Louisiana: 6 of 6
Contract actions: 10.7K; New awards: 10.3K

By fiscal year

126.6MFY2017
194.2MFY2018
155.6MFY2019
181.4MFY2020
192.9MFY2021
219.6MFY2022
285.1MFY2023
314.5MFY2024
137.2MFY2025
71.6MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$24.7M34%
Department of Defense
Internal Revenue Service$15.2M21%
Department of the Treasury
Departmental Offices$7.8M11%
Department of the Interior
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$5.1M7.1%
Department of Justice
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$4.3M6.0%
Department of Homeland Security
Defense Logistics Agency$3M4.2%
Department of Defense
U.S. Coast Guard$1.8M2.5%
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection Agency$1.5M2.1%

Top recipients

MISSISSIPPI LIMESTONE CORP$15.9M22%
1 award
COAST PROFESSIONAL, INC.$15.2M21%
1 award
EVERGREEN FLYING SERVICE INC$7.8M11%
2 awards
BASCOM HUNTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$6.5M9.1%
6 awards
CITY OF FAITH PRISON MINISTRIES$5.1M7.1%
8 awards
GULF SOUTH RESEARCH CORP$4.2M5.9%
12 awards
APTIM FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC$4M5.6%
21 awards
ROBERTSON PRODUCE OF MONROE, LLC$2.9M4.1%
10,059 awards
OMEGA FOUNDATION SERVICES, INC.$2M2.9%
1 award
ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY & HEALTH CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.$1.8M2.5%
3 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $2.1M; through Aug 21, 2026
Cash on hand: $0
From committees: $1.8M; 378 committees
From contractor PACs: $405K; 82 PACs · 23% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)	$15K	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$685.7K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$15K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)	$15K	GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$29.3K
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i	$15K	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization	$4.8M
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$15K	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
entergy corporationentergy corporation employee political action committee (enpac)	$15K	ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$7.5M
phillips 66phillips 66 pac	$15K	PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$658.1M
leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee	$15K	LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.1B
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee	$12.5K	ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$90M
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)	$12.5K	GENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$652.9M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2.1M	$1.8M	$405K82 PACs · 23% of committee money
2024	$2.6M	$1M	$249K73 PACs · 24% of committee money
2022	$2.8M	$875.9K	$114K42 PACs · 13% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Louisiana's 5th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Louisiana's 5th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Louisiana's 5th districtApr 14, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: letlow.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-8490
Office: 142 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.