Fields Steps Down Amid Redistricting Battle | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 22, 2026 · 1m

Rep. Cleo Fields, a Louisiana Democrat and former Black lawmaker, is stepping down from his U.S. House seat after the Supreme Court struck down his district as a racial gerrymander — a move that reshaped his district to favor white voters around Baton Rouge. Fields, who served two terms in the 90s and was the second Black lawmaker from Louisiana in Congress, says he made the decision after prayer and reflection. He’s now eyeing a Senate run, as Republicans across the country push to redraw maps to their advantage — including in Louisiana, where GOP leaders had eyed a map that could’ve won all…