One observer of the present Senate race in Louisiana famous that Sen. Invoice Cassidy might lose his reelection bid.
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Sen. Invoice Cassidy misplaced Saturday’s Louisiana Republican main in response to a race name by the Related Press.
Cassidy, who served two phrases within the Senate, was certainly one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January sixth rebel on the Capitol. That vote put him at odds with Trump and his MAGA coalition, finally main Trump to push Rep. Julia Letlow to run towards Cassidy.
Cassidy’s bid for a 3rd time period was seen as a take a look at of Trump’s grip on the get together–and of what voters need from their representatives in Washington. The first pitted Cassidy, a veteran lawmaker, former doctor and chair of the highly effective Senate well being committee, towards Letlow, a political newcomer and a millennial MAGA loyalist.
An in depth view of a hat that reads, Run Julia Run, is seen at a marketing campaign occasion for Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) on Might 6, 2026 in Franklinton, Louisiana.
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A former faculty administrator, Letlow gained a particular election in 2021 for the Home seat her late husband, Luke, was set to imagine earlier than he died from COVID in 2020.
In Congress, Letlow sponsored a invoice to gather oral histories from the pandemic and has targeted on schooling and kids. She launched the “Dad and mom Invoice of Rights Act,” which might enable mother and father to assessment classroom supplies like library books and require faculties to inform mother and father if their baby requests totally different pronouns, locker rooms or sports activities groups.
She additionally serves on the highly effective appropriations committee and has embraced Trump’s agenda.
Letlow, who got here first in Saturday’s main, will face Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming within the runoff on June 27. Cassidy got here in third.
The election result’s a victory for President Trump who has put Republican loyalty to the take a look at on the poll up to now this yr in Indiana state senate primaries and in Cassidy’s race.
One other main take a look at of Trump’s affect is available in Kentucky’s main on Tuesday when Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who has discovered himself at odds with the president, faces a challenger endorsed by Trump.