Julie Cathryn Emerson (born 1988) is an American small business owner and politician. She is from

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. She is a Republican member of the

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for District 39 in Lafayette and St. Landry

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Electoral history

On January 11, 2016, she succeeded incumbent Democratic Representative Stephen Ortego, whom she unseated in the

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held on October 24, 2015. Emerson polled 6,149 votes (51 percent) to Ortego's 5,902 (49 percent). In 2019, Emerson was re-elected for a second term. She won re-election with 70% of the vote. 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.

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