Julia Letlow

Julia decided to run for Congress after her husband, Luke, tragically died of Covid right after being elected. After winning to fill his seat and becoming the first woman to ever represent Louisiana in Congress, Julia has focused on parents and education, most recently helping to introduce Republicans’ Parent’s Bill of Rights after a nation-wide clash between parents and local school boards.

Monoclonal antibody therapy is a treatment to prevent COVID and SARS from entering your body. It is given through an infusion but is not a substitute for the vaccine, but these treatments can help someone who is suffering from an advanced case of COVID. Julia, who lost her husband to Covid, wrote to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make these treatments readily available, especially in rural hospitals. Currently, the government controls the distribution of these treatments and no longer allows health care facilities to obtain treatments directly from manufacturers. Seems like Julia has a point here.

After officially being sworn into office this April, Julia used her first year in office to focus on parents and education. Julia introduced a bill that would enact a Parent’s Bill of Rights. This legislation comes after the nationwide surge of disagreements between parents and their children’s school boards. This bill seemed to fall directly in response to Republican Glenn Youngkin’s surprise gubernatorial win in Virginia that emerged from a campaign heavily focused on education. Julia’s bill has over 100 Republican co-sponsors which isn’t too shabby. It’ll be interesting to see how the issue of parent choice and education pans out in next year’s midterm elections.

Last month, Julia introduced the Parents Bill of Rights Act which would help increase parent participation in their children’s education and enhance the dialogue between parents and educators. This bill seemed to fall directly in response to Republican Glenn Youngkin’s surprise gubernatorial win in Virginia that emerged from a campaign heavily focused on education. Now, Julia’s bill has over 100 Republican co-sponsors and counting. It will be interesting to see how this issue blossoms or fizzles as next year’s midterms heat up and, if Republicans win control of Congress, if this Parents Bill of Rights might pass.

Just before Thanksgiving break, Julia introduced a bill that would enact a Parent’s Bill Of Rights. This comes following the nationwide tsunami of disagreement between parents and their children’s schoolboards…and with fellow parents. It’s masks one day, Critical Race Theory the next, but what it never seems to be is level-headed. Following the introduction of her bill, Julia now has 83 Republicans who have signed on as co-sponsors and this bill is surely not going anywhere, given the current climate. It’s hard to say whether or not this bill is absolutely necessary or complete overkill, but we’ll kick this to the parents out there. Do you feel you have enough say in your child’s education?