On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (LA) - District 6
2147 Government Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-343-5377
2349 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Cleo Fields
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Debra; 2 Children
Birth Date:
11/22/1962
Birth Place:
Baton Rouge, LA
Home City:
Baton Rouge, LA
Religion:
Baptist
Juris Doctor, Law, Southern University, 1984-1987
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications, Southern University, 1980-1984
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 6, 2025-present
Former Member, Finance Committee
Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Former Member, Legislative Budgetary Control Council
Former Member, Select Committee on Homeland Security
Former Member, Senate Executive Committee
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 6, 2024, 2026
Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District 14, 1987-1992, 1998-2008; 2020-2024
Candidate, Louisiana State Senate, District 14, 2019, 2023
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 4, 1993-1997
Candidate, Governor of Louisiana, 1995
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 4, 1990, 1992, 1994
Chair, Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee
Chair, Legislative Black Caucus, 2000-2001
Founder/Attorney, The Fields Law Firm, LLC, 1998-present
Former President/Chief Executive Officer, Cleo Fields and Associates
Former Founder, Cleo Live
Former Law Clerk, East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney's Office
Former Law Clerk, East Baton Rouge Parish City Prosecutor's Office
Former General Counsel, Rainbow/Push Board of Trustees
Chair, College Students for the State-Wide Voter Registration/Education March
Founder, Louisiana Leadership Institute
Member, Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church
Board of Trustees Co-Chair, Rainbow/Push
Founder/Executive Director, Young Adults for Positive Education