Julie Cathryn Emerson | |
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 Emerson at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 39 (Lafayette and St. Landry parishes) | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Ortego |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 29, 1988 Homer, Claiborne Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Carencro Lafayette Parish |
| Alma mater | Westminster Christian Academy of Opelousas, Louisiana University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of South Carolina |
| Website | JulieEmerson.org |
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]
