Julia Letlow
Representative for Louisiana's 5th district · Republican
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Seats held: Representative for LA-5, 2021–now.
LA-5 has about 778,000 residents.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 4 of 10 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: on these votes, the district's estimated opinion was too close to call.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut $9.4 billion from previously approved federal spending (Rescissions Act) | July 18, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (56.8% support, likely 46.6–66.9%) | Too close to call |
| A tax bill extending the 2017 tax cuts, among other provisions (H.R. 1) | July 3, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (61.4% support, likely 51.4–71.5%) | With the majority |
| Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote (SAVE Act) | April 10, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (83.1% support, likely 74.1–92.1%) | With the majority |
| Require medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion | January 23, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (76% support, likely 66.5–85.6%) | With the majority |
| Require detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft (Laken Riley Act) | January 22, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (58.9% support, likely 48.8–68.9%) | Too close to call |
| Renew post-9/11 surveillance programs that allow searching electronic data without a warrant (FISA reauthorization) | April 12, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (30.7% support, likely 22.5–38.9%) | Against the majority |
| Ban TikTok unless China sells it to a U.S. company | March 13, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.7% support, likely 46.1–63.2%) | Too close to call |
| Deny asylum to immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally (Secure the Border Act) | May 11, 2023 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.5% support, likely 62.3–78.6%) | With the majority |
| Clean-energy tax credits, lower ACA premiums and Medicare drug price negotiation (Inflation Reduction Act) | August 12, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (58% support, likely 49.2–66.9%) | Too close to call |
| Limit gun magazines to 10 bullets | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (48.6% support, likely 43.7–53.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Ban assault rifles (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (51.1% support, likely 46.3–56%) | Too close to call |
| $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research (CHIPS and Science Act) | July 28, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (54.1% support, likely 45.3–63%) | Too close to call |
| Spend $2.2 trillion over ten years on prekindergarten, child care, college aid, housing and elder care (Build Back Better Act) | November 19, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (62.5% support, likely 53.8–71.2%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | November 5, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (84.4% support, likely 76.8–92%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | November 5, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (72.1% support, likely 62.9–81.3%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | September 24, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (52.6% support, likely 43.7–61.5%) | Too close to call |
| Require Justice Department approval of election-law changes in places with a history of discrimination (John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act) | August 24, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (63.8% support, likely 54.4–73.3%) | Against the majority |
| Establish a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol | May 19, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (52.8% support, likely 43.3–62.3%) | Too close to call |
| Grant statehood and representation in Congress to Washington DC (Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 2021) | April 22, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (43.9% support, likely 30.9–56.9%) | Too close to call |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | April 15, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (85.4% support, likely 77.2–93.6%) | Against the majority |
Attendance
In the 119th Congress, Julia Letlow missed 40 of 678 House votes (5.9%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 98.9% of the time.