Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields Won’t Seek Reelection

Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields of Louisiana announced on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, that he will not seek reelection to Congress following a Supreme Court ruling and subsequent state redistricting that dismantled his majority-Black district. Instead, the longtime politician will run for a seat in the Louisiana State Senate.

Fields, who currently represents Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, said he reached the decision after a great deal of prayer and reflection. In a statement, he said he feels his calling to serve the people is better put to use back home than in Washington, D.C.

The announcement follows a major legal and political shift for the district. In April 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map, ruling that the state's second majority-Black district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The state legislature then passed a new map in May that redrew the 6th District, clustering it around predominantly white communities in the Baton Rouge area. Under the previous map, the district had stretched from Baton Rouge to Shreveport and was carried by Vice President Kamala Harris by a significant margin in the last presidential election....