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​John Treen was an alternate delegate to the 1972 [[Republican National Convention]] held in Miami Beach, [[Florida]], which re-nominated the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]/[[Spiro T. Agnew|Agnew]] ticket. He was a delegate to the 1988 convention held in [[New Orleans]], which nominated the [[George H.W. Bush|Bush]]-[[Dan Quayle|Quayle]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html|title=Index to Politicians|publisher=political graveyard.com|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref>​

​John Treen was an alternate delegate to the 1972 [[Republican National Convention]] held in Miami Beach, [[Florida]], which re-nominated the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]/[[Spiro T. Agnew|Agnew]] ticket. He was a delegate to the 1988 convention held in [[New Orleans]], which nominated the [[George H.W. Bush|Bush]]-[[Dan Quayle|Quayle]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html|title=Index to Politicians|publisher=political graveyard.com|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref>​

In 2004, John Treen refused to endorse David Vitter in the U.S. Senate election. Treen said that he "doesn't give a damn" what Vitter thinks of him. He said that his opposition to Vitter is that "I don't like liars." John Treen, however, did not specifically endorse Vitter's opponent, the Democrat Christopher John.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/29/lousiana_race/index.html|title=There Is a House in New Orleans|date=October 29, 2004|publisher=salon.com|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref> Vitter won the first of his two Senate terms in the race against Christopher John. On Dave Treen's death in 2009, however, Vitter delivered a moving eulogy to the former governor.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2009/10/30/news/doc4aeaf1160b73e324384163.txt|author=DebbieGlover|title=Treen honored as father of LA GOP|publisher=''Slidell Sentry,''|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

In 2004, John Treen refused to endorse David Vitter in the U.S. Senate election. Treen said that he "doesn't give a damn" what Vitter thinks of him. He said that his opposition to Vitter is that "I don't like liars." John Treen, however, did not specifically endorse Vitter's opponent, the Democrat Christopher John.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/29/lousiana_race/index.html|title=There Is a House in New Orleans|date=October 29, 2004|publisher=salon.com|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref> Vitter won the first of his two Senate terms in the race against Christopher John. On Dave Treen's death in 2009, however, Vitter delivered a moving eulogy to the former governor.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2009/10/30/news/doc4aeaf1160b73e324384163.txt|author=Debbie Glover|title=Treen honored as father of LA GOP|publisher=''Slidell Sentry,''|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

On March 24, 2012, John Treen was handily defeated in a race for the District 81 seat on the Republican State Central Committee. He lost that race to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner [Eric Skrmetta, 447 (63.3 percent) to 259 (36.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 24, 2012.</ref>​

On March 24, 2012, John Treen was handily defeated in a race for the District 81 seat on the Republican State Central Committee. He lost that race to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner [Eric Skrmetta, 447 (63.3 percent) to 259 (36.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 24, 2012.</ref>​