Abraham, Ralph, 1954-

<p>Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954) is an American 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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Abraham is the son of Marlene Posey, a retired educator, and Ralph Abraham Sr. His paternal grandparents were emigrants from Lebanon.</p>

ABRAHAM, Ralph, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Alto, Richland Parish, La., September 16, 1954; graduated from Mangham High School, Mangham, La., 1972; B.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La., 1980; D.V.M., Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, La., 1980; M.D., Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., 1994; Mississippi National Guard Special Forces, 1986-1989; flight instructor; general family practitioner; aviation medical examiner; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-January 3, 2021); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Louisiana.