A congressman-elect from Louisiana passed away Tuesday evening from complications of Covid-19 days before he was set to be sworn into office, his spokesperson announced. He was 41.
Luke Letlow, a Republican, was elected to represent Louisiana’s fifth Congressional District in a overflow this month
A spokesman, Andrew Bautsch, validated Letlow’s death at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport on Letlow’s Facebook page
” The household values the many prayers and support over the past days however requests privacy throughout this challenging and unanticipated time,” Bautsch stated in a statement. “A declaration from the household together with funeral arrangements will be revealed at a later time.”
Letlow is endured by his better half, Julia Barnhill Letlow, and 2 young kids, Bautsch stated.
He died less than a week prior to the new Congress is to be sworn in on Jan. 3.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards prompted people in the state to hope for Letlow’s family, and he will buy flags to be flown at half-staff on the day of his funeral service.
Letlow announced Dec. 18 that he had actually tested positive for Covid-19 and tweeted days later on that he was being dealt with at a medical facility. On Wednesday, his representative said he had actually been transferred to another hospital, where he was steady in the intensive care system.
Louisiana’s congressional delegation, including House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, stated in a statement that “we are ravaged to hear of Luke Letlow’s death.”
” Luke had such a positive spirit, and an enormously bright future ahead of him,” the delegation of agents and senators said.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tweeted: “Our hearts break tonight as we process the news of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow’s passing.”
Our hearts break tonight as we process the news of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow’s death.
I talked to his wife, Julia. Judy and I are wishing her and their 2 children during this horrible time.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) December 30, 2020
Letlow likewise worked for former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who tweeted that he and his spouse, Supriya, were heartbroken.
” Luke has been a buddy for numerous years, and we are saddened he was taken from us at such a young age,” Jindal composed. “We had actually talked in recent days about his excitement about the opportunity to serve the people of the 5th Congressional district, and his love and commitment for Julia and their kids.”
” I initially satisfied Luke when he was still a college student, and invested many hours with him in his truck driving the back roadways of Louisiana,” Jindal wrote. “His enthusiasm for service has actually been a continuous throughout his life.”
Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement: “Tonight, the United States House of Representatives unfortunately mourns the passing of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow.”
Letlow beat fellow Republican Lance Harris in an overflow election this month, 62 percent to 38 percent, according to the secretary of state’s site.
He was chief of staff for Rep. Ralph Abraham, whom he was chosen to succeed in Congress, Edwards stated. Abraham revealed that he was not running for re-election in February.
There have actually been 304,000 verified or probable Covid-19 cases in Louisiana and nearly 7,400 deaths, according to the state Health Department
Nationwide, there have actually been more than 19.5 million cases, with more than 338,000 deaths, according to an NBC News count of reports
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