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Dem announces exit from Congress, accused of 'jumping ship' amid redistricting
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Key Points:
- Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields of Louisiana announced he will not seek re-election to Congress following a Supreme Court ruling and a new congressional map that favored Republicans in his district.
- Instead, Fields plans to run for the Louisiana State Senate's 14th District seat, which he previously held before joining Congress in 2024.
- The National Republican Congressional Committee criticized Fields' decision, highlighting that Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, now a Republican-leaning seat, was added to their target list.
- Fields has a long political career, including multiple terms in both the Louisiana State Senate and U.S. Congress, with prior campaigns for governor and Congress dating back to the 1980s.
- The redistricting changes stem from a federal court ruling that found Louisiana’s post-2020 census map likely violated the Voting Rights Act, requiring the addition of a second majority-Black congressional district.
