Julia Letlow on Wednesday was sworn in to represent the House seat that her late husband was unable to assume, and in doing so, narrowed Democrats’ House majority to a small handful of seats.

Letlow, 40, launched a bid for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District seat after her husband, Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, died from COVID-19 on Dec. 29, 2020, at the age of 41, before being sworn in.

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