Cleo Fields

A Representative from Louisiana. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. , November 22, 1962. Graduated from McKinley High School, Baton Rouge, La. , 1980. B. A. , Southern University, 1984, J. D. , Southern University Law Center, 1987. Nonprofit executive. Lawyer, private practice. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990. Member of the Louisiana state senate, 1988-1993 1997-2008, 2019-2024. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1997). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996. Unsuccessful candidate for election for Governor of Louisiana in 1995. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).