Louisiana’s Treasurer, John Fleming, is heading into a contentious GOP primary runoff with Rep. Julia Letlow (R., La.) in a few days, and Gov. Jeff Landry (R., La.) just signed legislation that could target Fleming directly.

Fleming, who is campaigning as a fiscal watchdog, has an unusual income structure for a state elected official: as the Washington Reporter previously reported, Fleming was also working as an advisor for a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm, The McKeon Group.

The Reporter previously noted that Fleming’s official filings listed $41,500 in salary from The McKeon Group, Inc. and $120,217 in salary from the State of Louisiana. During a recent Senate debate, Fleming said that he only makes $1,000 a month advising the firm. As recently as May, 2026, Fleming’s photo was still on The McKeon Group’s website; it is no longer on the site as of time of publication.

As questions arose surrounding Fleming’s employment situation, Letlow demanded that he drop his D.C. gig, and Landry signed House Bill 210 into law, which prohibits statewide elected officials from being paid to lobby, advise, or consult while serving in statewide office. That bill would require Fleming to either resign as treasurer or to resign his D.C. post.

Fleming’s campaign previously defended his relationship with The McKeon Group, noting that he “served in Congress from 2009-2017. Important in his district is Barksdale AFB which is the home of Global Strike Command. Fleming served on the HASC the entire time. He did a lot of work to protect the base from BRAC and to enhance functions and funding for the base. After Congress, Fleming served all 4 years in the Trump administration. After leaving government at the end of the administration in 2021, he was asked by Bossier Parish to represent them in their needs relative to Barksdale AFB, the Cyber Innovation Center, and national defense. Fleming joined at the Principal position for the McKeon Group in 2021 and represented Bossier Parish, and only Bossier Parish, until Dec 31, 2023. Fleming’s representation contract ended and he took office as the Louisiana State Treasurer Jan 8, 2024, an office he ran for and was elected statewide.”

Following his work for Bossier Parish, Fleming’s campaign said that “The McKeon Group asked Fleming to remain with the firm only in an advisory capacity for $1,000 per money beginning Jan 1, 2024. Fleming’s lobbying registration ended at that time. Fleming never represented or worked for any other client and was de-registered as a lobbyist at the end of 2023. Fleming remains an advisor on political, government, and business issues for the McKeon Group. To Fleming’s knowledge, there have never been any other clients for McKeon in the state of Louisiana. There have never been any conflicts of interest, and ethics laws in Louisiana permit statewide elected officials to have outside employment as long as there is not a use of state resources.”

“Fleming has no conflict of interest related to lobbying, the McKeon Group, or any others,” it added. “He has NEVER lobbied any other entity.”