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'''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]], where he resides, and [[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.
'''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]], where he resides, and [[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 who switched parties in 2023, resurfaced in 2015 to claim the District 38 seat in the Louisiana State Senate.
A [[physician]] and [[business]]man, Fleming served on the Armed Services and Natural Resources committees.<ref>Fleming's predecessors in the Fourth District House seat were [[Moderate Republican]] Jim McCrery and Democrats [[Buddy Roemer]], [[Buddy Leach|Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr.]], and [[Joe Waggonner]].</ref> He vacated his House seat on January 3, 2017, to fellow Republican [[Mike Johnson]] of Bossier Parish.
A [[physician]] and [[business]]man, Fleming served on the Armed Services and Natural Resources committees.<ref>Fleming's predecessors in the Fourth District House seat were [[Moderate Republican]] Jim McCrery and Democrats [[Buddy Roemer]], [[Buddy Leach|Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr.]], and [[Joe Waggonner]].</ref> He vacated his House seat on January 3, 2017, to fellow Republican [[Mike Johnson]] of Bossier Parish.