A Black Farmer Is Running to Become Louisiana’s Next U.S. Senator
Source: Capital B · Oct 23, 2026
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- 01Julia Letlow raised nearly $7 million for her Senate campaign, compared with around $4 million for Jamie Davis, mostly from small individual donors.
- 02Davis has received no investment from the national Democratic Party, though the Collective PAC has endorsed him.
- 03Davis, a Black farmer, proposes raising the federal minimum wage and lowering farmers’ diesel and fertilizer costs—policies relevant to workers and Black agricultural businesses.
- 04Letlow’s economic priorities include protecting crop insurance and directing federal resources to law enforcement. The article gives no price tags for either candidate’s proposals.
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Jamie DavisJulia LetlowCollective PACDemocratic PartyJon Bel EdwardsCleo FieldsPoliwaveHart Research Associates
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