Editor’s Note: a guest post by U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who represents Louisiana’s 5th congressional district and is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in November’s election.

The Republican primary is over, but the real work is just beginning.

I am deeply grateful for the trust Louisiana voters placed in me, and I believe that trust comes with an obligation: to be clear about what I intend to accomplish in the United States Senate.

That’s why I released a 15-point plan outlining the priorities I will take to Washington. It’s a roadmap for tackling the issues that matter most to Louisiana families, from keeping our border secure and lowering costs, to strengthening our economy, supporting our farmers, and protecting our conservative values.

Louisiana deserves a senator who arrives in Washington ready to get to work on day one.

My first priority is making sure America never returns to the failed policies that created the worst border crisis in our nation’s history. President Trump has made tremendous progress restoring law and order, but Congress must make those reforms permanent. I will fight to keep the border secure, deport criminal illegal immigrants, stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities, and ensure only American citizens vote in American elections.

Just as important is restoring America’s economic strength.

Families across Louisiana are still feeling the effects of years of inflation, reckless spending, and Washington policies that made it harder to build, invest, and create jobs. I will fight to keep taxes low, reduce wasteful spending, unleash American energy, and bring more manufacturing back to our country. Louisiana should continue leading the nation in energy production, agriculture, shipping, technology, and manufacturing, and the federal government should be helping us compete instead of standing in our way.

As someone who spent my career in education before serving in Congress, I also know our children’s future depends on a strong education.

Parents deserve to be back in the driver’s seat. Students deserve classrooms focused on reading, math, science, and history, not political activism. I will continue fighting for school choice, transparency, keeping boys out of girls sports, and taking the locus of control away from the federal government and bringing it back to the state level, because we know best how to educate our children.

Healthcare and Social Security are areas where Washington has too often failed Louisiana.

We must protect Social Security for the seniors who earned it, protect rural healthcare, strengthen our medical workforce, lower prescription drug costs through meaningful pharmacy benefit manager reform, and ensure Louisiana patients have access to quality care close to home. At the same time, we must continue rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse so taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.

My plan also reflects the unique priorities of our state.

I will continue fighting for our farmers, ranchers, foresters, and fishermen. I will work to modernize our ports, strengthen our infrastructure, improve flood insurance, stand with law enforcement, defend the unborn, confront China’s growing influence, and ensure America remains the strongest nation in the world.

These are not new priorities for me. They build on my current work in Congress.

I have fought to pass the Parents’ Bill of Rights, deliver meaningful results for Louisiana agriculture, secure funding for infrastructure and public safety, stand with President Trump on the issues that matter most, and deliver real results for our state. I want to take that same record of conservative leadership to the United States Senate.

Our country stands at an important moment. The decisions we make over the next several years will shape the America our children and grandchildren inherit.

That is why this campaign has never simply been about winning an election. It is about making sure Louisiana has a senator with a clear vision, defined priorities, and the determination to deliver results.

The people of Louisiana deserve more than campaign rhetoric. They deserve a plan.

I have one, and I look forward to putting it into action.