Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. has served as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 5th congressional district since 2015. Abraham ran for governor of Louisiana in 2019, but lost the nomination. On February 26, 2020, he announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress in 2020.
About Ralph Abraham (politician) in brief
Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. has served as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 5th congressional district since 2015. Abraham ran for governor of Louisiana in 2019, but lost the nomination. On February 26, 2020, he announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress in 2020. Abraham is the son of Marlene Posey, a retired educator, and Ralph Abraham, Sr. His paternal grandparents were emigrants from Lebanon. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980 and was a practicing veterinarian for 10 years. Abraham has served in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Mississippi National Guard. He and his wife, Dianne, have three children. He supports equal pay for women in favor of the Keystone Pipeline. Abraham supported strengthening border security and strengthening the Affordable Care Act. He opposes the expansion of Medicaid and supports simplifying the tax code.
He supported the Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017 and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017. He is a member of the House Agriculture Committee and was named to the conference committee for the 2018 Farm Bill in 2018. Abraham believes the Affordable Health Care Act should be repealed and replaced with a system that provides health insurance for all Americans, not just the wealthy and well-to-do. He has been an aviation medical examiner for the Louisiana Air National Guard for the past 10 years and is a medical doctor for the state of Louisiana for the last five years. He also served as an assistant chief of staff to the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Services from 1994 to 1998. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1995 to 1998, and served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1998 to 2001.
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