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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=ghilburn/>

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=ghilburn/>

Meanwhile, Schedler will receive for the rest of his life a state pension of $107,146.20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_2918d2b6-4e61-11e8-b8ad-b7ed32575a9a.html|title=Interim secretary of state says he saw no signs of misconduct; see Tom Schedler's pension pay|author=Mark Ballard|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 2, 2018|accessdate=May 3, 2018}}</ref>

Meanwhile, Schedler will receive for the rest of his life a total state pension of $107,146.20 in twelve monthly payments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_2918d2b6-4e61-11e8-b8ad-b7ed32575a9a.html|title=Interim secretary of state says he saw no signs of misconduct; see Tom Schedler's pension pay|author=Mark Ballard|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 2, 2018|accessdate=May 3, 2018}}</ref>

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