Who is John Fleming, the Freedom Caucus founding member challenging GOP Sen Bill Cassidy?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

96% : "Congratulations to President Trump and Vice President Vance.
87% : Trump endorsed Cassidy when the senator sought re-election in 2020, thanking him for supporting the Make America Great Again agenda, and praising his "outstanding" work representing Louisianans and Americans at large.
85% : He congratulated Trump and Vice President JD Vance on their inaugurations earlier this week.
72% : "Just met with my colleagues and President Trump.
58% : He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2016 and held several posts during the first President Donald Trump administration.
54% : I commit to working with President Trump if he is the next president -- and it appears he is going to be -- to make things better for all," the senator said in a statement at the time.
49% : When asked by Fox News Digital to name some lawmakers he largely aligns with ideologically, Fleming mentioned GOP Reps.
45% : Trump declared in a post.
43% : Hegseth Backed By Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy To Lead The Pentagon Under Trump
43% : "With regard to placement, Sen Cassidy ran against a weak Republican and a politically-wounded Democrat who had voted for Obamacare among other things.
39% : Cassidy in June pledged to work with Trump if the candidate returned to the White House.
30% : Trump had already departed from office by the time of the February Senate vote, and the number of senators who voted to convict ultimately fell short of the threshold necessary for conviction.
18% : Had Trump been convicted, it would have foreclosed any possibility to reelect Trump leading to either a second Biden term or a Kamala Harris Presidency."
14% : What truly matters at this time is that Senator Cassidy voted to convict President Trump in the second impeachment trial during Trump's first term.
13% : After Trump had become the presumptive GOP presidential nominee last year, Kristin Welker asked Cassidy on "Meet the Press" whether he would endorse Trump.
12% : Cassidy was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict President Trump after the 2021 House impeachment in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
12% : During a CNN appearance that the outlet shared on social media in 2023, Cassidy said he thought Trump should drop out of the presidential contest, though the lawmaker noted that the decision was up to Trump, who he said would lose to President Joe Biden based on the polls at the time.

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