| − | '''John Calvin Fleming, Jr.''' (born July 5, 1951 in Meridian, [[Mississippi]]), is the [[Republican]] former U.S. Representative for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district, representing the cities of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] (his city of residence), [[Shreveport]], DeRidder, Bossier City, and [[Natchitoches]]. He was elected in 2008 by 356 votes, the closest House race that year, when he defeated the Caddo Parish [[District Attorney]] Paul Carmouche, a [[Democrat]]. Carmouche earlier had defeated fellow Democrat [[John Milkovich]] for the party's U.S. House nomination. Milkovich, a conservative Democrat, resurfaced in 2015 to claim the District 38 seat in the Louisiana State Senate. | + | '''John Calvin Fleming, Jr.''' (born July 5, 1951 in Meridian, [[Mississippi]]), is the [[Republican]] former U.S. Representative for [[Louisiana]]'s 4th congressional district, representing the cities of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] (his city of residence), [[Shreveport]], DeRidder, Bossier City, and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. He was elected in 2008 by 356 votes, the closest House race that year, when he defeated the Caddo Parish District Attorney Paul Carmouche, a [[Democrat]]. Carmouche earlier had defeated fellow Democrat [[John Milkovich]] for the party's U.S. House nomination. Milkovich, a conservative Democrat, resurfaced in 2015 to claim the District 38 seat in the Louisiana State Senate. |
| | A physician and businessman, Fleming served on the Armed Services and Natural Resources committees.<re><Fleming's predecessors in the Fourth District House seat were Republican Jim McCrery and Democrats [[Buddy Roemer]], Claude "Buddy" Leach, and [[Joe Waggonner]].</ref> He vacated his House seat on January 3, 2017. | | A physician and businessman, Fleming served on the Armed Services and Natural Resources committees.<re><Fleming's predecessors in the Fourth District House seat were Republican Jim McCrery and Democrats [[Buddy Roemer]], Claude "Buddy" Leach, and [[Joe Waggonner]].</ref> He vacated his House seat on January 3, 2017. |
| | Fleming opposes the legalization of narcotics. In 2006, he wrote, ''Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug And Alcohol Addiction.''.<ref>Fleming, John C. (2006). [http://books.google.ca/books?id=xblJhwtj6A8C ''Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug And Alcohol Addiction'']. Hannibal Books: A Christian Evangelical Publishing Company. [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[Texas]]. ISBN 0929292456.</ref> | | Fleming opposes the legalization of narcotics. In 2006, he wrote, ''Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug And Alcohol Addiction.''.<ref>Fleming, John C. (2006). [http://books.google.ca/books?id=xblJhwtj6A8C ''Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug And Alcohol Addiction'']. Hannibal Books: A Christian Evangelical Publishing Company. [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[Texas]]. ISBN 0929292456.</ref> |