Preceded by Stephen Ortego Religion Christian (Baptist) Succeeded by Incumbent (pending) Name Julie Emerson | Spouse(s) Single Political party Republican Party Parents Don and Susan Emerson | |
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Born February 29, 1988 (age 36) ( 1988-02-29 ) Residence Carencro
Lafayette Parish
Louisiana, USA | ||
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Julie Cathryn Emerson (born February 29, 1988) is a small business owner from [[Carencro, Louisiana]|Carenco]], Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 39 in Lafayette and St. Landry parishes in South Louisiana.
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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.
2015 election
On January 11, 2016, she succeeded outgoing 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).