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Line 99: − − Ultimately, the harassment case was settled with the payment of $149,075 by the state and $18,425 underwritten personally by Schedler. Lawyers representing both the state and Schedler recently filed a joint motion to dismiss the case because of the "amicable" settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8live.com/2018/10/12/settles-schedler-harassment-case/|title=$167,500 settles Schedler harassment case|publisher=Fox News|date=October 11, 2018|author=Robb Hays|accessdate=October 16, 2018}}</ref>
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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>
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>
Ultimately, the harassment case was settled with the payment of $149,075 by the state and $18,425 underwritten personally by Schedler. Lawyers representing both the state and Schedler recently filed a joint motion to dismiss the case because of the "amicable" settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8live.com/2018/10/12/settles-schedler-harassment-case/|title=$167,500 settles Schedler harassment case|publisher=Fox News|date=October 11, 2018|author=Robb Hays|accessdate=October 16, 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>
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>
==Special election, 2018==
==Special election, 2018==
In conjunction with congressional elections on November 6, 2018, a special election will be held to choose a successor to Schedler to serve the remainder of the term through January 2020. Interim Secretary Robert Kyle Ardoin is one of six Republicans in the race. Others include sitting state Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish, the first to announce; [[Rick Edmonds]], a minister from Baton Rouge who has vowed to act as a "watchdog" to guarantee election integrity. Almond Gaston Crowe, Jr., who served in both houses of the legislature from St. Tammany Parish prior to 2016, is still another Republican candidate; Crowe also has experience in records management. Renee Fontenot Free, a former employee of the offices of the secretary of state and the Louisiana attorney general, is one of two Democratic women in the race. Two Republican state senators previously mentioned as potential candidates, Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe, did not file for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/07/05/secretary-state-see-whos-whos-out-race/759474002/|title=Secretary of state race: See who's in, who's out|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref>
In conjunction with congressional elections on November 6, 2018, a special election will be held to choose a successor to Schedler to serve the remainder of the term through January 2020. Interim Secretary Robert Kyle Ardoin is one of six Republicans in the race. Others include sitting state Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish, the first to announce; [[Rick Edmonds]], a minister from Baton Rouge who has vowed to act as a "watchdog" to guarantee election integrity. Almond Gaston Crowe, Jr., who served in both houses of the legislature from St. Tammany Parish prior to 2016, is still another Republican candidate; Crowe also has experience in records management. Renee Fontenot Free, a former employee of the offices of the secretary of state and the Louisiana attorney general, is one of two Democratic women in the race. Two Republican state senators previously mentioned as potential candidates, Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe, did not file for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/07/05/secretary-state-see-whos-whos-out-race/759474002/|title=Secretary of state race: See who's in, who's out|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref>