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|publisher=senatorjackdonahue.com|accessdate=November 5, 2009}}</ref> who easily won the Senate seat in the 2007 primary election over the term-limited more [[conservative Republican State Representative Pete Schneider of Slidell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical=|title=Louisiana election returns|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 5, 2009}}</ref>

|publisher=senatorjackdonahue.com|accessdate=November 5, 2009}}</ref> who easily won the Senate seat in the 2007 primary election over the term-limited more [[conservative Republican State Representative Pete Schneider of Slidell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical=|title=Louisiana election returns|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 5, 2009}}</ref>

In June 2009, Schedler was listed as one of the directors of a national presidential fund-raising effort promoting then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. According to the campaign treasurer, Daniel Guin "Dan" Kyle, the former Louisiana legislative auditor, the group hoped to raise $60 million to persuade Jindal to seek the 2012 Republican nomination<ref name=jindal>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/48123092.html|title=Michelle Millhollon, "Official pulls out of Jindal group", June 16, 2009|publisher=''[[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)|Baton Rouge Morning Advocate]]''|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> eventually won by [[Mitt Romney]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Massachusetts]] and now [[Utah]]. Others on the committee werer former State Representative [[Woody Jenkins]] and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Steve Scalise]]. Schedler had his name removed from the group, not because he opposes Jindal but because such fund-raising activity may have conflicted with his role as Dardenne's deputy.<ref name=jindal/>

In June 2009, Schedler was listed as one of the directors of a national presidential fund-raising effort promoting then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. According to the campaign treasurer, Daniel Guin "Dan" Kyle, the former Louisiana legislative auditor, the group hoped to raise $60 million to persuade Jindal to seek the 2012 Republican nomination<ref name=jindal>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/48123092.htmlauthor=Michelle Millhollon|title=Official pulls out of Jindal group|fdate=June 16, 2009|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> eventually won by [[Mitt Romney]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Massachusetts]] and now [[Utah]]. Others on the committee werer former State Representative [[Woody Jenkins]] and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Steve Scalise]]. Schedler had his name removed from the group, not because he opposes Jindal but because such fund-raising activity may have conflicted with his role as Dardenne's deputy.<ref name=jindal/>

Schedler said that it was difficult to raise funds for the 2011 secretary of state race against Jim Tucker because the mostly technical position is "one that's particularly difficult to get people excited about."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110909/NEWS01/110909012/Analysis-Many-La-incumbents-get-free-pass-|title=Many La. incumbents get a free pass, September 9, 2011|publisher='The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=September 11, 2011}}</ref>

Schedler said that it was difficult to raise funds for the 2011 secretary of state race against Jim Tucker because the mostly technical position is "one that's particularly difficult to get people excited about."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110909/NEWS01/110909012/Analysis-Many-La-incumbents-get-free-pass-|title=Many La. incumbents get a free pass, September 9, 2011|publisher='The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=September 11, 2011}}</ref>