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'''John Michael Schroder, Sr.''' (born February 23, 1961), is a [[business]]man from Covington,  [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St. Tammany Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]]. Schroder was first elected to the House in 2007 by a [[conservative]]  constituency in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes, but after [[redistricting]] in 2011, District 77 has been based only in St. Tammany Parish.

'''John Michael Schroder, Sr.''' (born February 23, 1961), is a [[business]]man from Covington,  [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St. Tammany Parish. Schroder was first elected to the House in 2007 by a [[conservative]]  constituency in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes, but after [[redistricting]] in 2011, District 77 has been based only in St. Tammany Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]].

==General information==

==General information==

Schroder graduate from East Jefferson High School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish and received a Bachelor of Science from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Rep. John Schroder (District 77) |publisher=house.legis.state.la.us |accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> A former special agent in the [[United States Army]]. Schroder is a [[real estate]] agent, developer, and homebuilder. He is [[Roman Catholic]]. Schroder and his wife, the former Ellie Marie Daigle, have two children.<ref name=schroder>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnschroder.com/about/|title=About John Schroder|publisher=johnschroder.com|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

Schroder graduated from East Jefferson High School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish and received a Bachelor of Science from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Rep. John Schroder (District 77) |publisher=house.legis.state.la.us |accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> A former special agent in the [[United States Army]]. Schroder is a [[real estate]] agent, developer, and homebuilder. He is [[Roman Catholic]]. Schroder and his wife, the former Ellie Marie Daigle, have two children.<ref name=schroder>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnschroder.com/about/|title=About John Schroder|publisher=johnschroder.com|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>

==Schroder in Louisiana politics==

==Schroder in Louisiana politics==

Schroder said that he was leaving the House to devote full-time to the position of state treasurer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/northshore/index.ssf/2017/06/john_schroder_to_vacate_house.html|title=John Schroder to vacate House seat to run for treasurer|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 14, 2017|accessdate=July 15, 2017}}</ref>  Schroder said that the state has long had "fundamental issues with our budget and spending practices. I have always taken a stand for the Louisiana taxpayer and that will not change when elected treasurer.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/story/34217129/rep-john-schroder-announces-candidacy-for-la-treasurer|title=Rep. John Schroder announces candidacy for La. treasurer|author=Marcus Brown|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 9, 2017|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>  

Schroder said that he was leaving the House to devote full-time to the position of state treasurer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/northshore/index.ssf/2017/06/john_schroder_to_vacate_house.html|title=John Schroder to vacate House seat to run for treasurer|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 14, 2017|accessdate=July 15, 2017}}</ref>  Schroder said that the state has long had "fundamental issues with our budget and spending practices. I have always taken a stand for the Louisiana taxpayer and that will not change when elected treasurer.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksla.com/story/34217129/rep-john-schroder-announces-candidacy-for-la-treasurer|title=Rep. John Schroder announces candidacy for La. treasurer|author=Marcus Brown|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 9, 2017|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>  

With 125, 503 votes (31 percent), Derrick Edwards led the six-candidate field in the low-turnout special election held on October 14, 2017. Schroder trailed with 96,440 votes (24 percent). In third place was Republican Angele Davis, who polled 86,880 (22 percent). The fourth-ranked candidate, Republican state Senator Neil Riser of rural Columbia in Caldwell Parish in North Louisiana polled 72,792 votes (18 percent). Finishing fifth was Republican  Terry Hughes, who drew the support of 11,117 voters (3 percent). In sixth place was the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarina]] Joseph D. Little, with 8,786 votes (2 percent).<ref name=ereturns>cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Results|date=October 14, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

With 125, 503 votes (31 percent), Derrick Edwards led the six-candidate field in the low-turnout special election held on October 14, 2017. Schroder trailed with 96,440 votes (24 percent). In third place was Republican Angele Davis of Baton Rouge, the former state budget chief  who polled 86,880 (22 percent). The fourth-ranked candidate, Republican state Senator Neil Riser of rural Columbia in Caldwell Parish in North Louisiana polled 72,792 votes (18 percent). Finishing fifth was Republican Terry Hughes of Lafayette, who drew the support of 11,117 voters (3 percent). In sixth place was the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarina]] Joseph D. Little, with 8,786 votes (2 percent).<ref name=ereturns>cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Results|date=October 14, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

Edwards and Schroder meet in a November 18 runoff to claim the treasurer's position for the unexpired term through January 2020. Edwards benefits in the contest from a mayor runoff election being held in New Orleans, his city of residence in which two Democratic women will compete to succeed the term-limited Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]]. In the first round of balloting, Edwards polled 62 percent of the vote in Orleans Parish; this represented 37 percent of his statewide total. In the October 14 balloting, turnout was 13.5 percent statewide for the treasurer's race but 29.8 percent in Orleans Parish. Schroder, however, benefits from the total Republican vote, which reached 67 percent in the first round of balloting. Schroder received 52 percent of the ballots in his own St. Tammany Parish, but his showing was weak in other heavily populated parishes, East Baton Rouge, Caddo, Rapides, and Ouachita.<ref name=ereturns/> ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' predicted that Schroder will easily defeat Edwards, who has raised little in campaign cash and has made few inroads beyond the black community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/louisiana_treasurer_winner.html|title=Louisiana treasurer to be decided in runoff, with John Schroder likely to win|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 15, 2017|author=Julia O'Donoghue|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

Edwards and Schroder meet in a November 18 runoff to claim the treasurer's position for the unexpired term through January 2020. Edwards benefits in the contest from a mayor runoff election being held in New Orleans, his city of residence in which two Democratic women will compete to succeed the term-limited Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]]. In the first round of balloting, Edwards polled 62 percent of the vote in Orleans Parish; this represented 37 percent of his statewide total. In the October 14 balloting, turnout was 13.5 percent statewide for the treasurer's race but 29.8 percent in Orleans Parish. Schroder, however, benefits from the total Republican vote, which reached 67 percent in the first round of balloting. Schroder received 52 percent of the ballots in his own St. Tammany Parish, but his showing was weak in other heavily populated parishes, East Baton Rouge, Caddo, Rapides, and Ouachita.<ref name=ereturns/> ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' predicted that Schroder will easily defeat Edwards, who has raised little in campaign cash and has made few inroads beyond the black community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/louisiana_treasurer_winner.html|title=Louisiana treasurer to be decided in runoff, with John Schroder likely to win|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 15, 2017|author=Julia O'Donoghue|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref>