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Opinion: Welcome Cleo Fields back to where he doesn’t belong

Cleo Fields’ congressional district was remade by Louisiana legislators in their redistricting push after the Louisiana v. Callais ruling, rendering him unlikely to win the seat in the midterms. Now he’s returning to the LA Legislature in Larry Selders’ former district.

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Baton Rouge Advocate· Jul 24, 4:00 PMOpinion: Welcome Cleo Fields back to where he doesn’t belong

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Rep. Cleo Fields not running for reelectionU.S. Rep. Cleo Fields is not running for reelection after the Louisiana Legislature redrew his district to favor Republicans.

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Cleo Fields says there was no path to win congressional seatU.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat, is leaving Congress after the Louisiana Legislature redrew his district to favor a Republican.

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