| − | '''Sherman Quinn Mack''' (born March 20, 1972) is an [[attorney]] from Albany outside of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state representaive for District 95 in Livingston Parish. On January 13, 2020, he is expected to become the state House [[Speaker]] to succeed the term-limited [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia. He reportedly has at least fifty-three lawmakers on board for his candidacy, a bare majority in the 105-member chamber. House Majority Leader [[Lance Harris]], a Republican from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], withdrew from consideration as Speaker, and Republican lawmakers informally tapped Mack in a caucus meeting on December 13.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' December 16, 2019.</ref> | + | '''Sherman Quinn Mack''' (born March 20, 1972) is an [[attorney]] from Albany outside of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state representaive for District 95 in Livingston Parish. On January 13, 2020, he is expected to become the state House [[Speaker]] to succeed the term-limited [[Taylor Barras]], a Republican from New Iberia. He reportedly has at least fifty-three lawmakers on board for his candidacy, a bare majority in the 105-member chamber. |
| | + | House Majority Leader [[Lance Harris]], a Republican from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], withdrew from consideration as Speaker, and Republican lawmakers informally tapped Mack in a caucus meeting on December 13.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' December 16, 2019.</ref> |