Schexnayder carried the support of Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] and the outgoing Republican Representative Mert Smiley in District 89, who was instead narrowly elected as the Ascension Parish assessor.<ref name=bio/> The [[TEA Party]] movement did not endorse Schexnayder; instead it called him a "tax-and-spend Republican."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianaconservative.com/tea-power-of-louisiana|title=Tea Party of Louisiana, October 8, 2011|publisher=louisianaconservative.com|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> | Schexnayder carried the support of Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] and the outgoing Republican Representative Mert Smiley in District 89, who was instead narrowly elected as the Ascension Parish assessor.<ref name=bio/> The [[TEA Party]] movement did not endorse Schexnayder; instead it called him a "tax-and-spend Republican."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisianaconservative.com/tea-power-of-louisiana|title=Tea Party of Louisiana, October 8, 2011|publisher=louisianaconservative.com|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> |