Louisiana Democrat won’t run for reelection after redistricting
Fields will leave a House race that became far less favorable for Democrats after a Supreme Court ruling and a new congressional map.
- On Tuesday, Louisiana Democrat Cleo Fields announced he will not seek reelection to Congress and will instead run for his former seat in the Louisiana Senate's 14th District.
- Fields' decision follows a court-ordered redrawing of congressional boundaries that dismantled his majority-Black 6th District, now favoring Republicans in five of the state's six House districts.
- The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Monday it is targeting the 6th District to flip the seat, with NRCC spokesman Reilly Richardson stating the district will elect a "commonsense conservative."
- Fields seeks to fill the unexpired term of the late state Sen. Larry Selders, who died suddenly on July 7 following a heart attack.
- The former congressman has scheduled a news conference for 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, to discuss his decision, saying his calling to serve is "better put to use back home.
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Cleo Fields To Exit Congress After GOP-Backed Redistricting Eliminates His Majority-Black District
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Louisiana Dem rep won’t seek re-election after Supreme Court ruled district was gerrymandered
Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) revealed Tuesday that he will not seek a second House term after the Supreme Court ruled this year that his majority-black district was the product of an "unconstitutional gerrymander.”
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