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Fox News Bit: Who is John Fleming, Freedom Caucus founding member challenging Cassidy
Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:17 pm
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Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, who aims to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., during the Bayou State's 2026 U.S. Senate contest, assailed the incumbent as a "RINO Republican" during an interview with Fox News Digital, using the acronym that abbreviates the phrase "Republican in name only."
Fleming, who served as a U.S. House lawmaker from early 2009 through early 2017, was one of the founding members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2016 and held several posts during the first President Donald Trump administration. In 2023, with Trump's endorsement, he won election to serve as the Pelican State's treasurer.
When asked by Fox News Digital to name some lawmakers he largely aligns with ideologically, Fleming mentioned GOP Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris of Maryland, as well as Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah.
When asked whether there are any federal departments or entities that he would like to see fully abolished, Fleming replied that if there are any federal entities he thinks should be eliminated, he said, "First on my list would be the Department of Education."
Regarding the debt ceiling, he said if he were in office, he would seek to "leverage" debt ceiling increases to lower spending, adding, "I don't think we should raise the debt ceiling."
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Fleming said that America must "be careful about" involving itself in affairs abroad. Pointing to Afghanistan and Iraq, he said, "We seem to win the wars but lose the peace."
Fleming indicated that he is supportive of the TikTok ban that passed last year, because he does not believe it is "wise for us to allow the Chinese or any other foreign power, or even our own government, to spy on us through our social media." He opined that the social media platform should be banned until it is no longer under the influence of the Communist Chinese Party government of China.
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When Cassidy ran in 2014, he placed second in a field that included seven other candidates, advancing along with incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu to a runoff, which Cassidy won.
When Cassidy was re-elected in 2020, he won the majority and avoided a runoff, defeating a field of more than a dozen other candidates.
Cassidy was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict President Trump after the 2021 House impeachment in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Trump had already departed from office by the time of the February Senate vote, and the number of senators who voted to convict ultimately fell short of the threshold necessary for conviction.
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In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Cassidy campaign spokesman said of Fleming, "He came in 5th place last time he ran for Senate in 2016 and currently has $500k in campaign debt."
According to a Cassidy campaign press release, the senator "raised another $1 million across his reelection, leadership, and joint fundraising committees in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing his campaign cash-on-hand to over $6.5 million."
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Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:19 pm to broadhead
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Anybody but Cassidy.
The answer is Blake Miguez.
Or just keep voting for the familiar names and complaining about the same results.
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 7:17 am
Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:20 pm to ragincajun03
I would vote for SlowPro over Cassidy. He is def on the take
Posted on 1/6/26 at 4:26 pm to ragincajun03
Anybody but Cassidy.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:01 pm to LSUBALLER
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I would vote for SlowPro over Cassidy. He is def on the take
So we would have a chubby lake Charles version of Massie/Turtle, no thanks. Anybody but Cassidy or SFP.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:37 pm to ragincajun03
Dr. John Fleming would be excellent. That's right he is a Dr. and a very successful businessman who served in the house for 6 terms and in POTUS Trump's 1st administration.
He is a far better choice and a stout conservative.
He is a far better choice and a stout conservative.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:45 pm to ragincajun03
He has the personality of a paper clip.
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