John C. Fleming

John Calvin Fleming, Jr. (born July 5, 1951) is a Minden, Louisiana physician, the author of the book Preventing Addiction, and the Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Fleming defeated Democratic candidate Paul Carmouche in the 2008 election by a margin of 356 votes. Fleming is a member of Sons of the American Revolution and Jamestowne Society. Fleming is the first U.S. representative from Minden since 1937, when John N. Sandlin vacated the seat. Fleming is only the second Republican to hold the seat since Reconstruction. Fleming was born in Meridian, in eastern Mississippi. He grew up in a working class home in which his mother became disabled when he was still young and could not work. Just...