FLEMING’S PERSONAL FORTUNE SURGED WHILE SERVING IN CONGRESS
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Fleming’s reported net worth jumped from roughly $8 million to $35 million in one year
BATON ROUGE, LA — John Fleming has spent this campaign trying to sell himself as a conservative outsider, but his record tells a very different story.
While serving in Congress, Fleming’s reported net worth surged from approximately $8 million to $35 million in one year, raising serious questions about how Fleming dramatically increased his personal fortune while holding federal office.
While Louisiana families were working harder to make ends meet, John Fleming was watching his reported net worth explode by tens of millions of dollars in Washington. Now, the same politician who got rich while serving in Congress is collecting a taxpayer-funded salary as State Treasurer while remaining on the payroll of a D.C. lobbying firm.
That is exactly the kind of out-of-touch, self-serving political record voters are sick of.
“John Fleming owes Louisiana voters a full explanation,” said Letlow Communications Director Katherine Thordahl. “His reported net worth exploded while he was in Congress, he later joined a D.C. lobbying firm, and now he has admitted that he remains a paid employee of that firm while serving as Louisiana State Treasurer. That is not the record of a conservative outsider. That is the record of a career politician who knows exactly how to work the system.”
Fleming’s out-of-touch record goes back years. In a 2011 MSNBC interview, Fleming claimed his businesses brought in $6.3 million, but said his net income was “more like $600,000,” and that after he fed his family, he had “maybe $400,000 left over.”
Fleming should immediately answer:
How did his reported net worth increase from roughly $8 million to $35 million in one year while he was serving in Congress?
What assets, transactions, investments, or business interests drove that increase?
Did any of that wealth growth involve industries, companies, or business interests affected by federal policy?
Did Fleming really spend $200,000 a year to feed his family?
Why did Fleming join The McKeon Group after leaving federal office?
Why is Fleming still a paid employee of The McKeon Group while serving as Louisiana State Treasurer?
How much is The McKeon Group currently paying him?
What work is Fleming currently performing for the firm?
Which McKeon Group clients has Fleming advised, assisted, or worked on since becoming State Treasurer?
Has Fleming sought ethics guidance or recused himself from any state matters involving McKeon Group clients?
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