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Louisiana Democrat won't run for reelection after redistricting

Headline from KLFY Lafayette

Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) announced on Tuesday he would not be running for reelection in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District after GOP-led redistricting made his seat more Republican. “After a great deal of prayer and reflection, I have decided not to seek re-election to Congress, in the 6th Distr…

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Roll Call

    Louisiana’s Cleo Fields forgoes reelection after redistricting eliminated his seat (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields will run for his old seat in the Louisiana Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

  2. BRPROUD Baton Rouge

    Cleo Fields not seeking re-election to Congress, running for State Senate (opens BRPROUD Baton Rouge)

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    BRPROUD Baton Rouge's feed description

    Congressman Cleo Fields has decided to run for a different position then the one he currently holds.

  3. KLFY Lafayette

    Louisiana Democrat won't run for reelection after redistricting (opens KLFY Lafayette)

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    KLFY Lafayette's feed description

    Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) announced on Tuesday he would not be running for reelection in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District after GOP-led redistricting made his seat more Republican. “After a great deal of prayer and reflection, I have decided not to seek re-election to Congress, in the 6th Distr…

  4. The Center Square

    Congressman Cleo Fields drops bid for re-election (opens The Center Square)

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    The Center Square's feed description

    (The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields will not seek reelection to Congress and instead plans to run for the Baton Rouge-area state Senate seat he left less than two years ago, ending months of uncertainty over his political…

  5. Washington Examiner

    Louisiana Democrat Cleo Fields abandons reelection bid for House seat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA) announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection to Congress, opting instead to run for the Louisiana state Senate after the state’s congressional map eliminated his district. Fields’s decision follows the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v.

  6. The Brunswick News

    Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields forgoes reelection after redistricting eliminated his seat (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Louisiana Democrat Cleo Fields said Tuesday that he would not seek reelection this fall after his majority-Black district was redrawn to favor Republicans earlier this year. Instead, Fields said he would seek a return to the state Senate,…

  7. Daily Journal

    Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek reelection after Democrat’s seat was redrawn (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields said Tuesday he would not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district that was at the center of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race and redistricting.

  8. New York Post

    Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek re-election after Supreme Court ruled district was gerrymandered (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Rep. Fields revealed 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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