Julie Emerson

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.

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

Biography

Emerson was born in Homer in Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana and moved to Carencro with her family at the age of seven. She graduated from Westminster Christian Academy in Opelousas. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. After college, she established Lagniappe Communications Group, a public relations firm.

She sits on the board of trustees at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 2012, she was elected to the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and was part of the Louisiana delegation at the 2008 and 2012 Republican National Conventions.

Electoral History

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]

References

1. "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
2. "Results for Election Date: 10/12/2019". Louisiana Secretary of State.