Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954) is an American veterinarian, physician, and politician who is Louisiana Surgeon General.

In his bid for reelection, Abraham defeated one challenger, fellow Republican Billy Burkette[14] of Baton Rouge, a former constable in East Feliciana Parish and former chairman of the Louisiana Band of Choctaw Indians.

Burkette claimed in his campaign that the Environmental Protection Agency had issued overly strict regulations that hamper farming.

[15] Abraham defeated three challengers in 2018: Billy Burkette, an Independent from Pride, Louisiana; Jessee Carlton Fleenor, a Democrat from Loranger, and Kyle Randol, a Libertarian from Monroe.

[30] He placed third, behind fellow Republican Eddie Rispone and Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards, failing to advance to the runoff required under Louisiana law as no candidate received a majority in the primary.

[31] He supported Trump's 2017 executive order to temporarily halt immigration from seven specified nations until the development of more enhanced screening methods.

His spokesman said, "Dr. Abraham generally supports President Trump's temporary suspension of the refugee and immigration admittance program.

"[34] Abraham has said he supports banning sanctuary cities in Louisiana, and that he would pay for four minority congresswomen, three of whom were born in the U.S., to leave the United States, if they would tell him where they'd like to go, referencing Trump's "send them back" comments.

[19] In December 2020, Abraham was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[40] Trump.

The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.