Louisiana Senate hopeful accuses Letlow camp of offering CDC job for his exit

Fleming and Letlow are both seeking to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in the GOP primary.

Published: March 5, 2026 3:13pm

Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming has accused Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La's., campaign of offering him a job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an incentive to exit the Senate race.

Fleming and Letlow are both seeking to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in the GOP primary. Letlow has secured Trump's endorsement, though the race is competitive for all three candidates.

Fleming, according to Politico, stated that former CDC official Ralph Abraham, a campaign staffer for Letlow, offered him the role of deputy CDC director if he stepped aside. The Letlow campaign called the accusation a "conspiracy."

The primary is set for May 16.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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