With Congresswoman Julia Letlow's Senate candidacy, conservative leader, Governor Landry Board of Regents Chair, and two-time Trump Delegate, Misti Cordell is running for Congress.
She will represent Louisiana's 5th district - from the neighborhoods of Baton Rouge to the farms and small towns of Northeast Louisiana.
"It is a critical time for our country. President Trump is under constant attack by the extreme left," said Cordell.
Radical voices in Washington are pushing policies that undermine our values, our economy, and our families. We need strong Republicans who will stand up for common sense, defend America-First principles, and fight back. We need leaders from the real world, not more career politicians," said Cordell.
"As a Republican Leader and small business owner, I believe now is the time to step forward," Cordell added.
Cordell currently serves as Chair of the Louisiana Board of Regents, appointed by Governor Jeff Landry at the beginning of his administration to reform Louisiana's higher education system.
Under her leadership, the Board has focused on fiscal responsibility, strengthening job and career training, prioritizing core academic disciplines, and pushing back against woke extremism that has infiltrated America's campuses.
A Trump Delegate to the 2020 and 2024 Republican National Conventions, Cordell has spent years as a conservative leader.
She serves on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and has held executive roles in multiple parish and local conservative and Republican organizations.
Unlike the career politicians considering this race, Cordell spent her adulthood raising a family, growing a business, and serving her community - giving her real-world experience, not empty rhetoric. As a mother and businesswoman, she understands firsthand the pressures families face from rising healthcare costs, failing schools, inflation, and over-taxation.
Cordell is the owner and operator of COR Consulting, a healthcare consulting firm that is a voice for independent physicians and an advocate for rural healthcare. Her work in healthcare administration and community-based solutions gives her deep insight into expanding access and lowering costs, especially for rural families losing critical medical services.
During Governor Jeff Landry's tenure as Attorney General, Cordell served as an official representative of his administration, ensuring senior citizens and families across Louisiana could access assistance. She also served on Governor Landry's Health and Hospitals Transition Team.
A proud wife and mother of two sons, Cordell has devoted years to education initiatives and community service. She has volunteered and led charitable efforts supporting veterans, senior citizens, small business job creators, students, and
pro-life causes.
She is the granddaughter of a World War II veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy and the daughter of an Army Veteran, a legacy of service that continues to guide her commitment to faith, family, and freedom.
In addition to her professional experience, Cordell's understanding of Louisiana's economy is further bolstered by her husband's leadership in a longtime family business servicing the state's agricultural and energy sectors.
As Louisiana's next Member of Congress, Cordell will focus on defending President Trump from partisan impeachment attacks, cutting taxes, eliminating wasteful spending, securing the border, protecting the right to life, defending the Second Amendment, restoring parental rights in education, protecting women's sports and Title IX, rebuilding infrastructure, expanding broadband access, and fighting for farmers and small businesses across both urban and rural Louisiana.
"Our district feeds America and fuels Louisiana's economy," Cordell said. "Our farms, our infrastructure, and our working families - whether in Baton Rouge neighborhoods or rural Northeast Louisiana - need a strong voice. We need roads and bridges rebuilt, broadband expanded, doctors kept in our communities, and jobs brought home," said Cordell.
"We need to fight back against the woke extremism of the far left. That's what I will do in Congress," said Louisiana leader Misti Cordell.
