Rep. Cleo Fields Won't Seek Reelection After Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling
Rep. Cleo Fields announced on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, that he will not seek reelection in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District and will run for the vacant State Senate District 14 seat.[1]
Fields said the move followed the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which struck down a 2024 map that had made LA-06 a second majority-Black, Democratic-leaning district.[1] State lawmakers then enacted a map that left Louisiana with one majority-Black district and five districts that favor Republicans.[1] The National Republican Congressional Committee put the redrawn LA-06 on its target list and said Donald Trump carried it by 32.1 percentage points in 2024.[1]
Fields previously held the State Senate District 14 seat and said he will seek to reclaim it after State Sen. Larry Selders died earlier in July.[1]
The NRCC called Fields' move "jumping ship," saying it evidences that the new map shifted the advantage to Republicans.[1]
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- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Rep. Cleo Fields announced he will not seek reelection in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District.
- Fields said he will instead run for the vacant Louisiana State Senate District 14 seat, which he formerly held, following State Sen. Larry Selders' death earlier in July.
- The decision comes after the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais struck down a 2024 map that had made LA-06 a second majority-Black, Democratic-leaning district.
- Louisiana lawmakers subsequently enacted a new map with one majority-Black district and five Republican-favored districts; the NRCC says Trump carried the redrawn LA-06 by 32.1 points in 2024.
- The National Republican Congressional Committee has placed the new LA-06 on its target list and framed Fields' move as "jumping ship."
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