
John Fleming
Republican | Louisiana
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Fleming
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Mississippi, Oxford, BS, 73
University of Mississippi, Jackson, MD, 76
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Navy, Lieutenant Commander, 1976-1982
AFFILIATIONS
Freedom Caucus, Founding Member, 2015-2017
GOP Doctors Caucus, Vice-Chairman, 2009-2017
First Baptist Church Minden, La, Deacon, SS teacher and director, 1982-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. Congress, 2009-2017
Webster Parish Coroner, 1996-2000
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Senate, 2016-
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2017-2019
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 2019-2021
State Treasurer of Louisiana, 2024-2026
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (11)
Paul Gosar
Scott Perry
Republican Party of Louisiana LAGOP
Caddo Parish Republican Party
Acadia Parish Republican Executive Committee RPEC
OTHER (1)
Elbert Lee Guillory
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Congressman Marlin Stutzman
Congressman Scott Perry
Congressman Paul Gosar
Louisiana Republican Assembly
former Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (17)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
State Republican Party Organizations (2025)
Christy Lynch (2024)
Donald Trump (2023)
Mike Johnson (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (75)
Alex Gray (2025)
Elbert Guillory's America (2025)
Meghan Reckling (2025)
Freedom First PAC (NC) (2024)
Bob Hensgens (2023)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
I don't believe there should ever be elective abortions. However, I do believe in the rare instance that a mother's life is in imminent danger of losing her life, an abortion may be necessary. However, I practiced obstetrics for years and delivered hundreds of babies and I was never confronted with that situation. I think it is mostly hypothetical. In the day to day practice of medicine we try to protect the life of both the mother and baby.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
SCOTUS backs me up on this.
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means keeping government out of our churches.
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
Somewhere between B and C. We need to be very careful as to how far and how often we intervene. The record of US Presidents has been mixed on the results of nation-building. We should recruit other nations to be a part of the solution. We should attempt to use non-military solutions when possible. Trump has been skilled at using tariffs and other means to pressure countries to go the correct direction.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Very important. Israel is a trusted ally, the only true democracy in the middle east, and a revered land and people by Christians.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
Initially C. However, Medicaid and Medicare can be progressively converted to private programs.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
The cost of care should never be part of policy-making. Such countries as Canada and the UK use this leading to such outrageous offerings as euthanasia instead of important life-extending surgeries and treatments.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
In the state of Louisiana property rights are under attack under eminent domain for Carbon Capture and Sequestration. Letlow and Cassidy strongly support CCS and eminent domain.
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
That idea is socialism which destroys countries that install socialism leading to Marxism leading to communism.
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Reform our healthcare system (which operates under Obamacare) and return market forces to healthcare. Expand DOGE and cut unnecessary expenses. Reform government programs like Medicaid, SNAP, subsidized housing, etc. to require able-bodied people to work and earn their keep.
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Only people who have been properly vetted to not be criminals or terrorists, and who are willing to assimilate into our country, and not bring such awful religions as Islam.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. Criminals don't respect restrictions.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I accepted Christ as my savior at age 11 and was baptized. I am affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. I served as a Sunday School teacher and department supervisor for 10 years, and as an ordained deacon. My wife of 47 years and I attend church regularly.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
It is clear that requiring IDs is essential to stop cheating.
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Oil and gas. Nuclear power technology is coming on strong and safe.
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