Cleo Fields
Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Fields (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the primary on November 3, 2026.
On July 21, 2026, Fields announced he would not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026.[1]
Biography
Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a law degree from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience included working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.[2]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
Fields was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Financial Services
- Committee on Financial Services
- Committee on Financial Services
- Committee on Financial Services
Elections
2026
See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
Beginning in the 2026 elections, Louisiana elections for U.S. Congress, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Public Service Commission, and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education use a closed partisan primary and primary runoff system. Candidates for those offices no longer run in majority-vote system primaries.
In 2026, the U.S. House races are taking place under the majority vote system after the partisan primaries scheduled for May 16 were canceled. All other offices that changed to the partisan primary system held partisan primaries.
General election
The primary will occur on November 3, 2026. The general election will occur on December 12, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House Louisiana District 6
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Chauna Banks (D) | |
 | Patrick Forbes (D)  | |
 | Lindsay Garcia (D) | |
 | Monique Appeaning (R) | |
 | Larry Davis (R) | |
 | Rick Edmonds (R) | |
 | Michael Mebruer (R) | |
 | Blake Miguez (R) | |
| Stephen Wagley (R) | ||
 | Rufus Craig (L) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cleo Fields (D)
- Christian Johnson (R)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6
Cleo Fields won election outright against Elbert Guillory, Quentin Anthony Anderson, Peter Williams, and Wilken Jones Jr. in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cleo Fields (D) | 50.8 | 150,323 |
 | Elbert Guillory (R) | 37.7 | 111,737 | |
 | Quentin Anthony Anderson (D) | 8.0 | 23,811 | |
 | Peter Williams (D) | 2.1 | 6,252 | |
| Wilken Jones Jr. (D) | 1.3 | 3,910 | ||
| Total votes: 296,033 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Garret Graves (R)
- Scott Sonnier (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fields in this election.
2023
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Cleo Fields (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fields in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 14
Cleo Fields won election outright against Patricia Haynes Smith in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 14 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cleo Fields (D) | 52.5 | 13,529 |
 | Patricia Haynes Smith (D) | 47.5 | 12,229 | |
| Total votes: 25,758 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Cleo Fields did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Cleo Fields did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cleo Fields did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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Personal finance disclosures
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Analysis
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
Key votes
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Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025
The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025 and will conclude on January 3, 2027. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (219-215), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Fields was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee
- Senate Education Committee, Chairman
- Judiciary A Committee
- Senate Retirement Committee
2021-2022
Fields was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee
- Senate Education Committee, Chair
- Judiciary A Committee
- Senate Retirement Committee
Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2025.
- Christian Employers Alliance — Legislators are scored on "how consistently their votes support limited government" and "whether their decisions protect or restrict freedom in the marketplace."
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2024.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2023.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2022.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response — Legislators are scored on their stances on laws and policies related to sexual trauma and sexual violence.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2021.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response — Legislators are scored on their stances on laws and policies related to sexual trauma and sexual violence.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2020.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Louisiana District 6 |
Officeholder U.S. House Louisiana District 6 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Cleo Fields announces he will not seek reelection," July 21, 2026
- ↑ Louisiana State Senate, "Biography," accessed December 19, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.", accessed May 29, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 190," accessed May 29, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.22 - SAVE Act," accessed May 29, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 102," accessed May 29, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034," accessed May 29, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 100," accessed May 29, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026," accessed June 1, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 285," accessed June 1, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed June 1, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 70," accessed June 1, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1582 - GENIUS Act," accessed June 1, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 200," accessed June 1, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4405 - Epstein Files Transparency Act," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 289," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.5 - Laken Riley Act," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 23," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1526 - NORRA of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 98," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.875 - Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 183," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.28 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025," accessed June 2, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "House Roll Call Vote 12," accessed June 2, 2026
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Garret Graves (R) |
U.S. House Louisiana District 6 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Yvonne Colomb (D) |
Louisiana State Senate District 14 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Larry Selders (D) |
