Background
Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a law degree from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience included working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.[2]
- Law:
- Southern University Law Center, 1987
- Bachelor's:
- Southern University, 1984
Campaign money
- Raised
- $833K
- From individuals
- $364K
- From PACs & party
- $177K
- Own money
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FEC filings through July 18, 2026.
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Cleo Fields did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Cleo Fields did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Cleo Fields did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
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Cleo Fields did not complete the candidate survey.
On the 2026 ballot
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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026 and FEC filings.
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