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Gordon Heslop
RCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Louisiana's 4th District
Biography
Gordon Heslop is a retired accounting educator from Natchitoches running as a Republican candidate for Louisiana's 4th Congressional District.[2][3] His campaign theme is "Make America Normal Again," with a focus on the middle class, the national debt and education, and he also ran for U.S. House seats in Texas and Missouri in 2026.[1][2]
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.[2] 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.[2][3]
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.[2] Heslop says he has been a Republican for 44 years and is married with adult children.[2]
- 1.Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Gordon Heslop — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 3.4th Congressional District | Voter Guide: Election 2026 · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-10-19 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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