John Fleming | |
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Treasurer of Louisiana | |
Assumed office January 8, 2024 | |
Governor | Jeff Landry |
Preceded by | John Schroder |
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning and Implementation | |
In office March 23, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Position established |
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development | |
In office March 15, 2019 – March 23, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jay Williams |
Succeeded by | Alejandra Castillo |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jim McCrery |
Succeeded by | Mike Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | John Calvin Fleming Jr. July 5, 1951 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Cindy Fleming (m. 1978) |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of Mississippi (BS, MD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
John Calvin Fleming Jr. (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician and physician who has been the Louisiana State Treasurer since January 2024. He is a member of the Republican Party.
From January 2009 to January 2017, Fleming was U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. After leaving Congress, he was a Trump administration appointee, first as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Information Technology Reform, then as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and then as a White House aide (as Assistant to the President for Planning and Implementation).[1][2][3]
He resides in the city of Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. A second cousin (five generations removed) to the former House Speaker Henry Clay of Kentucky, Fleming is a member of Sons of the American Revolution and Jamestowne Society.[4] He was the second Republican to hold his House seat since Reconstruction. Fleming won the 2023 Louisiana Treasurer election in the November runoff, receiving over 65% of the vote.