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Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek reelection after Democrat’s seat was redrawn

First publishedJul 22, 00:12 UTC
Last updatedJul 23, 00:01 UTC · 6m ago
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Seattle Times6Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek reelection after Democrat’s seat was redrawnOpen ↗Fox News Latest6'Jumping ship': House Dem finds exit strategy after SCOTUS ruling shifts advantage to GOPOpen ↗
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Cleo Fields of Louisiana announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election to Congress after a Supreme Court ruling and new Louisiana congressional map reshaped his district in Republicans’ favor.Fields said in a statement announcing his plans he will instead run to fill the unexpired term for the state Senate in Louisiana’s 14th District, saying he feels his "calling to serve the people is better put to use back home than here in D.C.""I intend to answer that call," Fields added.LOUISIANA SUSPENDS CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES IN WAKE OF SUPREME COURT GERRYMANDERING RULINGFields is seeking to return to the state Senate seat he held before winning election to Congress in 2024. Larry Selders won a 2025 special election to fill the vacancy Fields left, but his death earlier this month opened up the seat once again.The National Republican Congressional Committee took advantage of the announcement, arguing Fields was "jumping ship" shortly after the committee added Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District to its target list.

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Cleo Fields of Louisiana announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election to Congress after a Supreme Court ruling and new Louisiana congressional map reshaped his district in Republicans’ favor.Fields said in a statement announcing his plans he will instead run to fill the unexpired term for the state Senate in Louisiana’s 14th District, saying he feels his "calling to serve the people is better put to use back home than here in D.C.""I intend to answer that call," Fields added.LOUISIANA SUSPENDS CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES IN WAKE OF SUPREME COURT GERRYMANDERING RULINGFields is seeking to return to the state Senate seat he held before winning election to Congress in 2024. Larry Selders won a 2025 special election to fill the vacancy Fields left, but his death earlier this month opened up the seat once again.The National Republican Congressional Committee took advantage of the announcement, arguing Fields was "jumping ship" shortly after the committee added Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District to its target list. The NRCC announced Monday that LA-06 was among seven additional Democratic-held seats it was targeting, saying President Donald Trump carried the newly drawn district by 32.1 points in 2024.SUPREME COURT RULES ON KEY VOTING RIGHTS ACT RULE AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WAGE REDISTRICTING WARFields has had a long career in elected office, first being elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1987, then running for Congress unsuccessfully in 1990. Fields tried again and eventually joined Congress in 1992, during which he also ran for governor and lost.

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Cleo Fields of Louisiana announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election to Congress after a Supreme Court ruling and new Louisiana congressional map reshaped his district in Republicans’ favor.Fields said in a statement announcing his plans he will instead run to fill the unexpired term for the state Senate in Louisiana’s 14th District, saying he feels his "calling to serve the people is better put to use back home than here in D.C.""I intend to answer that call," Fields added.LOUISIANA SUSPENDS CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES IN WAKE OF SUPREME COURT GERRYMANDERING RULINGFields is seeking to return to the state Senate seat he held before winning election to Congress in 2024. Larry Selders won a 2025 special election to fill the vacancy Fields left, but his death earlier this month opened up the seat once again.The National Republican Congressional Committee took advantage of the announcement, arguing Fields was "jumping ship" shortly after the committee added Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District to its target list.
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