She jumped into the race in mid-January after the governor called a special election to replace her husband, the late Rep.-elect Luke Letlow. Asked whom she looks up to in Congress, she pointed to Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, praising his communication style. And, she noted, many of the Republican women in Congress have reached out too, with freshman Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa being especially helpful. She's not the only woman running for the seat of a spouse who died from Covid-19. In Texas' 6th District, Susan Wright is running for the open seat of her husband, the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February.

Source: CNN March 19, 2021 17:48 UTC