Julie Emerson | |
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Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 39th district | |
Assumed office January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Ortego |
Personal details | |
Born | Homer,Louisiana,U.S. | February 29,1988
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Louisiana,Lafayette (BS) University of South Carolina (MBA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Julie Cathryn Emerson (born 1988) is an American small business owner and politician. She is from Carencro,Louisiana. She is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 39 in Lafayette and St. Landry parishes in South Louisiana.
On January 11,2016,she succeeded incumbent Democratic Representative Stephen Ortego,whom she unseated in the primary election held on October 24,2015. Emerson polled 6,149 votes (51 percent) to Ortego's 5,902 (49 percent). [1]
In 2019,Emerson was re-elected for a second term. She won re-election with 70% of the vote. [2]
In 2023,Emerson was re-elected for a third term,garnering 72% of the vote against Mckinley James Jr.,a Democrat who received 28% of the vote. [3]