Louisiana's 5th Congressional District

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. Below is the district's current representative, the members of Congress who held this seat before, and Louisiana's two U.S. Senators.

Current Representative

Julia Letlow (Republican) currently represents Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. See Julia Letlow's full voting record and key issue positions →

District History — Past Representatives

Members of Congress who previously represented Louisiana's 5th Congressional District:

• Ralph Abraham — Republican (until 2021)
• Vance McAllister — Republican (until 2015)
• Rodney Alexander — Republican (until 2013)
• John Cooksey — Republican (until 2003)
• Thomas Huckaby — Democrat (until 1993)
• Otto Passman — Democrat (until 1977)
• Charles McKenzie — Democrat (until 1947)
• Newt Mills — Democrat (until 1943)
• Riley Wilson — Democrat (until 1937)
• James Elder — Democrat (until 1915)

Louisiana U.S. Senators

• John Kennedy — Republican Senator
• Bill Cassidy — Republican Senator
• David Vitter — Republican Senator
• Mary Landrieu — Democrat Senator
• John Breaux — Democrat Senator
• John Johnston — Democrat Senator
• Russell Long — Democrat Senator
• Elaine Edwards — Democrat Senator
• Allen Ellender — Democrat Senator
• William Feazel — Democrat Senator
• John Overton — Democrat Senator
• Rose Long — Democrat Senator
• Huey Long — Democrat Senator
• Edwin Broussard — Democrat Senator
• Joseph Ransdell — Democrat Senator
• Edward Gay — Democrat Senator
• Robert Broussard — Democrat Senator
• Walter Guion — Democrat Senator
• John Thornton — Democrat Senator
• Murphy Foster — Democrat Senator
• Samuel McEnery — Democrat Senator
• Donelson Caffery — Democrat Senator
• Newton Blanchard — Democrat Senator
• Edward White — Democrat Senator
• Randall Gibson — Democrat Senator
• James Eustis — Democrat Senator
• Benjamin Jonas — Democrat Senator
• Joseph West — Republican Senator
• John Harris — Republican Senator
• Judah Benjamin — Democrat Senator
• John Slidell — Democrat Senator
• Pierre Soulé — Democrat Senator
• Solomon Downs — Democrat Senator
• Henry Johnson — Whig Senator
• Alexander Barrow — Whig Senator
• Alexander Mouton — Democrat Senator
• Robert Nicholas — Democrat Senator
• Alexander Porter — Anti-Jacksonian Senator
• George Waggaman — Anti-Jacksonian Senator
• Josiah Johnston — Senator
• Edward Livingston — Jackson Senator
• Charles Bouligny — Adams Senator
• James Brown — Republican Senator
• Eligius Fromentin — Republican Senator
• William Claiborne — Democratic Republican Senator
• Thomas Posey — Republican Senator
• Jean Destréhan — Unknown Senator
• Allan Magruder — Republican Senator

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