# John Fleming **Status: stub — expand.** **John Fleming** is a physician and Louisiana state treasurer who represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2017 and was a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus. He served in the first Trump administration at the Commerce Department. He ran in the 2026 Louisiana Senate primary on a right-flank, Trumpism-first pitch against incumbent [[Bill Cassidy]] and Trump-endorsed Representative [[Julia Letlow]]. Fleming led some early polling but finished second on May 16, 2026 with roughly 28%. See [[LA-Sen-2026]]. ## See also - [[LA-Sen-2026]] · [[Bill Cassidy]] · [[Julia Letlow]]