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'''John Thomas Schedler''', known as '''Tom Schedler''' (born January 24, 1950), is the departing secretary of state of his native [[Louisiana]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Schedler announced his resignation in the wake of a [[sexual harassment]] scandal. He will vacate his office on May 8, 2018; a special election will then be called to choose his successor for the term ending in January 2020.<ref name=resignation>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2018/05/01/louisiana-elections-chief-tom-schedler-quits-amid-sexual-misconduct-claim/565583002/|title=Louisiana Secretary of State quits amid sexual misconduct claims|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk'', copied from the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser'' in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana|date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
'''John Thomas Schedler''', known as '''Tom Schedler''' (born January 24, 1950), is the departing secretary of state of his native [[Louisiana]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Schedler announced his resignation in the wake of a [[sexual harassment]] scandal. He will vacate his office on May 8, 2018; a special election will then be called to choose, probably for November 6, to choose his successor for the term ending in January 2020.<ref name=resignation>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2018/05/01/louisiana-elections-chief-tom-schedler-quits-amid-sexual-misconduct-claim/565583002/|title=Louisiana Secretary of State quits amid sexual misconduct claims|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk'', copied from the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser'' in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana|date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>Meanwhile, Kyle Ardoin, the first assistant secretary of state, will assume the duties of the office.<ref name=ghilburn/>
From 1996 to 2008, Schedler was the District 11 state senator for St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes in southeastern Louisiana. Term-limited affer twelve years in the Senate, he was named chief deputy to the Secretary of State Jay Dardenne, a former Senate colleague from [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>''New Orleans Times-Picayune'', December 6, 2007.</ref> When Dardenne won a special election for lieutenant governor in 2010, Schedler became the secretary of state. On October 22, 2011, Schedler won a full term as secretary by narrowly defeating the outgoing state House Speaker James Wilton "Jim" Tucker of [[New Orleans]], 449,370 (50.5 percent) to 440,872 (49.5 percent). He won only twenty-six of the sixty-four parishes in the race against Tucker, and his margin of victory was attributed to his own St. Tammany Parish. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Louisiana election returns|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 16, 2018}}</ref>
From 1996 to 2008, Schedler was the District 11 state senator for St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes in southeastern Louisiana. Term-limited affer twelve years in the Senate, he was named chief deputy to the Secretary of State Jay Dardenne, a former Senate colleague from [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>''New Orleans Times-Picayune'', December 6, 2007.</ref> When Dardenne won a special election for lieutenant governor in 2010, Schedler became the secretary of state. On October 22, 2011, Schedler won a full term as secretary by narrowly defeating the outgoing state House Speaker James Wilton "Jim" Tucker of [[New Orleans]], 449,370 (50.5 percent) to 440,872 (49.5 percent). He won only twenty-six of the sixty-four parishes in the race against Tucker, and his margin of victory was attributed to his own St. Tammany Parish. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Louisiana election returns|date=October 22, 2011|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 16, 2018}}</ref>
With Senator Kennedy's call that he step down, Schedler announced he will vacate his office after more than seven and a half years of service.<ref name=resignation/>
With Senator Kennedy's call that he step down, Schedler announced he will vacate his office after more than seven and a half years of service.<ref name=resignation/>
Schedler said that he is leaving his office with "a heavy heart knowing I have disappointed the people in my life who care for me the most. But I have also experienced from them the miraculous power of forgiveness and grace during the twilight of my career, and for that I am grateful."<ref name=ghilburn>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/05/01/schedler-quits-amid-sex-scandal-see-who-may-run-job/569410002/|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|title=Schedler quits among sex scandal; see who may run for job|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
Five state legislators, four of whom are Republicans, have expressed interest in running for the job: Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish and Paul Bryan Hollis of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, and state Senators Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe. A Democratic potential candidate is state Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr., of Norco in St. Charles Parish in suburban New Orleans.<ref name=hilburn/>
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