Backed by President Donald Trump, Julia Letlow, representative of Louisiana's fifth congressional district, was declared the winner of the second round of the Senate primaries in the “Pelican State.”

According to the Associated Press (AP), the support received from Washington allowed him to beat state Treasurer John Fleming on the ballot and thus obtain the Republican nomination.

After the New York magnate refused to support Bill Cassidy's aspirations to seek a third six-year term in the Senate, the support of conservative voters turned to Julia Letlow.

In fact, the victory of the 45-year-old representative in the second round could also be considered a boost for Trump, since it means having the loyalty of another legislator willing to vote in favor of any initiative that promotes his political project throughout the two years that will remain in the White House after the midterm elections.

In the first round of the primaries, Letlow was the candidate with the greatest support from voters with 45%; while Fleming was far away by accumulating 28%; and Cassidy placed third, with 25%.

Since none of the three Republicans exceeded 50% of the votes cast, a second round was mandatory to define a winner.

Aligned with the White House, Jeff Landry, governor of Louisiana, also supported Trump's candidate who will now have to face Democratic farmer Jamie Davis and thus know the winner of the vacant seat in Louisiana, a traditionally Republican state.

Five years ago, Julia Letlow made history as the first Republican woman to represent Louisiana in Congress, after winning a special election in March 2021, where the seat of her late husband, who died of COVID-19, in December 2020, was at stake.

According to her LinkedIn profile, she holds a doctorate in communication from the University of South Florida and worked as an administrator at Tulane University and the University of Louisiana.