Cleo Fields

Cleo Fields (born November 22, 1962) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who is the member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana's 6th congressional district. He previously represented the state's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 1997.

Cleo Fields
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district
Assuming office January 3, 2025
Succeeding	Garret Graves (redistricted)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Jim McCrery (redistricted)
Succeeded by	John Cooksey (redistricted)
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2020
Preceded by	Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb
In office December 1997 – January 2008
Preceded by	John Michael Guidry
Succeeded by	Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb
In office March 1988 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Richard Turnley
Succeeded by	John Guidry
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-22) November 22, 1962 Port Allen, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Debra Horton
Children	2
Education	Southern University (BA, JD)

In 2020, Fields was elected to the Louisiana Senate. He served in the state senate before from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 ti 2008. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Louisiana in 1995, losing to Murphy J. Foster Jr..

In January 2024, Fields announced a campaign to return to the U.S. House of Representatives after court-ordered redistricting gave Louisiana a second Black-majority and Democratic-leaning seat. He won the general election in November 2024.

Other websites

• Louisiana state senate webpage

• United States Congress. "Cleo Fields (id: F000110)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN