Ralph Lee Abraham

Ralph Lee Abraham REPRepublican

American physician and congressman

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Ralph Lee AbrahamREPRepublican American physician and congressman
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Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954) is an American veterinarian, physician, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native and resident of Alto, Louisiana. Abraham ran for governor of Louisiana in 2019, but failed to advance to the runoff. On February 26, 2020, he announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress in 2020.

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Campaign Funding

20
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$857,200
Total Raised
$961,555
Total Spent
$103,807
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
MD
1990 - 1994
Louisana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
DVM
1976 - 1980
Louisiana State University
Graduated
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2014 - 2021
Serving
United States Coast Guard Auxilliary
Current
First Lieutenant
Mississippi National Guard Special Forces
1986 - 1989
Served
United States Army Reserves
Other Experience1 - 28 of 28
Member
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
Current
Member
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Current
Member
Chennault Aviation & Military Museum of Louisiana
Current
Member
Alto Baptist Church
Current
Member
Louisiana State Medical Society
Current
Member
National Rifle Association
Current
Mission Pilot
Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force
Current
Mission Pilot
Civil Air Patrol Green Flag Program
Current
Pilot
Pilots for Patients
Current
Former Medical Mission Member
Hospitals for Humanity, Haiti
Former Member
Christian Emergency Relief Team (CERT) Afghanistan/Peru
Former Member
Medical Mission, Bahamas Habitat Team
Former Chair
Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Space Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Nutrition, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, United States House of Representatives
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