U.S. House · Louisiana's 4th District
Gordon Heslop
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Louisiana's 4th District
- Result
- Mike Johnson, projected winner
- Opponents
- Mike Johnson (R); Conrad Cable (D); Matthew Gromlich (D); Mike Nichols (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
One such example is abolishing the tariffs which increase costs for everyone and hit our farmers double
Broad tariffs on imported goods
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Mike Johnson R | incumbent |
| Conrad Cable D | challenger |
| Matthew Gromlich D | challenger |
| Gordon Heslop R | challenger |
| Mike Nichols R | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
One such example is abolishing the tariffs which increase costs for everyone and hit our farmers double
Says he opposed the President's tariff policies and proposes abolishing the tariffs, citing higher costs for consumers and farmers.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I will support some government programs to help with medical care.
Says he will support government programs for medical care, proposing coverage for children's doctor visits, prescriptions and dental care, preventive screenings, and pregnancy care.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Gordon Heslop, a Republican retired accounting educator from Natchitoches, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Louisiana's 4th Congressional District to Mike Johnson. He also ran for U.S. House seats in Texas and Missouri in 2026.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Heslop earned graduate degrees from Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi, and also attended the University of Auckland and the University of Otago.[1] He says he taught accounting at the university level for more than 30 years, most recently at Northwestern State University of Louisiana and East Texas A&M University (formerly Texas A&M University-Commerce), and is now retired.[1][2]
He lost the Republican primary for Texas' 32nd Congressional District on March 3, 2026, and the Republican primary for Missouri's 8th Congressional District on August 4, 2026.[1] His campaign theme was "Make America Normal Again," with a focus on the middle class, the national debt and education.[4][1] He received 1.1% of the vote to Mike Johnson's 58.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3] Heslop says he has been a Republican for 44 years and is married with adult children.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says the prosperity of the middle class is essential to the economy.[5]
- Says he will support the rural economy and opposes rural hospital closures.[5]
- Lists the everyday level of prices, affordable housing, medical services, education, the rural economy and foreign policy as the areas of public policy he is passionate about.[5]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/gordon-heslop
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Gordon Heslop — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 2.4th Congressional District | Voter Guide: Election 2026 · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-10-19 News report
- 3.U.S. House · Louisiana's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 5.Gordon Heslop — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words