John Fleming is the Republican representative of Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=108811 He was first elected to that seat in 2008.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=108811 In the 2010 midterm election, Fleming was reelected to serve a second term, defeating Democratic opponent David Melville with 62.3 percent of the vote.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/louisiana 

In the 112th Congress, Fleming serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=108811 He also serves on the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=108811 Fleming chairs the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=108811 

John Fleming was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1951.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000456 He earned both his bachelor's degree and his medical doctorate from the University of Mississippi.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000456 From 1976 to 1982, he served as a medical officer in the United States Navy.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000456 He went on to open his own clinic in Minden, Louisiana, where he continues to see patients as a family physician today.http://fleming.house.gov/Biography/ In 2007, Fleming was named as Louisiana Family Doctor of the Year.http://fleming.house.gov/Biography/ His 2008 election to the U.S. House of Representatives marked the beginning of his political career.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=108811 

Fleming's legislative focus has been on economic growth and tax reduction.http://fleming.house.gov/Biography/ He supports maximizing the Haynesville Shale, a source of alternative energy in natural gas which has created thousands of jobs.http://fleming.house.gov/Biography/ Fleming authored legislation which urges Congress members to participate in the same system of health care their constituents are required to have.

In the 111th Congress, Fleming voted against the major health care reform bill of 2010.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/4 He also voted against the stimulus package of 2009 and the clean energy bill of 2009.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/4