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John Fleming (Louisiana)

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John Fleming
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U.S. House, Louisiana, District 4
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2009-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 4
PartyRepublican
PredecessorJim McCrery (R)
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 4, 2008
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$4,855,040
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Coroner, Webster Parish, Louisiana
1996-2000
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Mississippi
M.D.University of Mississippi
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1976-1982
Personal
BirthdayJuly 5, 1951
Place of birthMeridian, Mississippi
ProfessionPhysician
Net worth$7,768,570
ReligionSouthern Baptist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Contents

John Calvin Fleming, Jr. (b. July 5, 1951) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Fleming was first elected to the House in 2008.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Fleming is a "far-right Republican".[1]

Biography

Fleming was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He earned both his B.S. and M.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1973 and 1976, respectively.[2]

Career

Prior to his political career, Fleming had served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a family physician.[2]:

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Fleming serves on the following committees:[3]

2011-2012

Fleming served on the following committees:[4]

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "No" Fleming voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[5]

Conservative Fight Club

According to the conservative website RedState, Fleming is one of 16 U.S. House members in the "Conservative Fight Club", a designation meant to describe the gold standard of conservatives, as outlined by RedState. They are the 16 Republicans who voted against the continuing appropriations resolution to avoid the impending government shutdown in March. This type of resolution is used to fund government agencies when a formal federal budget has not been approved.[6]

Elections

2012

See also: Louisiana's 4th congressional district elections, 2012

Fleming ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 4th District. Fleming, the incumbent, defeated Randall Lord (L) in the November 6 blanket primary.[7][8] Louisiana does not hold a primary before the November 6 general election. If candidates do not receive a majority of the vote on that date, they go to a runoff, to be held on December 8.

U.S. House, Louisiana, District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJohn Fleming Incumbent 75.3% 187,894
     Libertarian Randall Lord 24.7% 61,637
Total Votes 249,531
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

  • Fleming's campaign website: "John Fleming's primary goal is to uphold America's constitution and he is working in Washington with the central purpose of representing the people as a servant leader."[9]


Media

The following is a C-SPAN video of John Fleming on the issue of Oil Drilling on July 25, 2012. A full list of Fleming's videos can be found at his campaign website.[10]


John Fleming, "Rep. Fleming (R-LA) Calls for Common Sense Policy on Oil Drilling"[11]

Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Fleming is available dating back to 2008. Based on available campaign finance records, Fleming raised a total of $4,855,040 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 7, 2013.[14]

John Fleming (Louisiana)'s Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 U.S. House (Louisiana, District 4) Won $1,619,170
2010 U.S. House (Louisiana, District 4) Won $1,448,369
2008 U.S. House (Louisiana, District 4) Won $1,787,501
Grand Total Raised $4,855,040

2012

Above is a breakdown of funds for the 2012 election, according to source.

Fleming won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Fleming's campaign committee raised a total of $1,619,170 and spent $992,745.[15]

2010

Breakdown of the source of Fleming's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Fleming won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Fleming's campaign committee raised a total of $1,448,369 and spent $1,271,950.[16]

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Fleming missed 31 of 3,350 roll call votes from Jan 2009 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 0.9%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[17]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Fleming paid his congressional staff a total of $814,780 in 2011. He ranks 59th on the list of the lowest paid Republican Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 66th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Louisiana ranks 37th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[18]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Fleming's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between -$1,447,900 and $16,985,040. This averages to $7,768,570, which is a 23.63% decrease since 2010. This is lower than the $7,859,232 average net worth for Republican representatives in 2011.[19]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Fleming's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $2,655,824 and $17,689,760. That averages to $10,172,792, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[20]

Political Positions

National Journal vote ratings

Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.

2012

According to the data released in 2013, Fleming was ranked the 5th most conservative representative during 2012.[21]

2011

According to the data released in 2012, John Fleming was ranked the 84th most conservative representative during 2011.[22]

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, John Fleming voted with the Republican Party 95.1% of the time, which ranked 28 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.[23]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term John + Fleming + Louisiana + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

John Fleming News Feed


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Personal

Fleming has been married to his wife Cindy for 33 years. They have four children and two grandchildren and live in Minden, Louisiana.[24]

External links


References

  1. ↑ Gov Track "Fleming" Accessed May 21, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biographical Guide to Members of Congress "John Fleming" Accessed November 17, 2011
  3. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "House of Representatives Committee Assignments" Accessed November 17, 2011
  5. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ RedState, "Fight Club," March 6, 2013
  7. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State "Candidate List" Accessed October 22,2012
  8. ↑ Politico "2012 House Race Results"
  9. ↑ Fleming's Official Campaign Website
  10. ↑ Campaign Website
  11. ↑ YouTube channel
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  14. ↑ Open Secrets "John Fleming" Accessed April 7, 2013
  15. ↑ Open Secrets "2012 Re-Election Cycle," Accessed February 16, 2013
  16. ↑ Open Secrets "John Fleming 2010 Re-Election Cycle," Accessed November 17, 2011
  17. ↑ GovTrack, "John Fleming," Accessed April 1, 2013
  18. ↑ LegiStorm "John Fleming"
  19. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Fleming, (R-Louisiana), 2011"
  20. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Fleming, (R-Louisiana), 2010"
  21. ↑ National Journal, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," February 26, 2013
  22. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  23. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
  24. ↑ Official House Site "Biography," Accessed November 17, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Jim McCrery 		U.S. House of Representatives - Louisiana, District 4
2009–Present 		Succeeded by
'
Preceded by
' 		Coroner, Webster Parish, Louisiana
1996-2000 		Succeeded by
'
v • d • e
Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress
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Bill Cassidy (R) • Cedric Richmond (D) • Charles Boustany Jr. (R) • John Fleming (R) • Rodney Alexander (R) • Steve Scalise (R)
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