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'''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 was defeated 60 to 45 in the election to choose a new House Speaker to succceed the term-limited [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia. Mack was the choice of the Republican caucus, but at least twenty fellow Republicans refused to support him and instead chose [[Clay Schnexyader]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish, who carried the backing of all the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in the chamber.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_c49bd7fc-361c-11ea-bfcb-e37c0c069e39.html|title=Clay Schexnayder wins Louisiana House Speaker after push from Democrats|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Sam Karlin|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</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 was defeated 60 to 45 in the election to choose a new House Speaker to succceed the term-limited [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia. Mack was the choice of the Republican caucus, but at least twenty fellow Republicans refused to support him and instead chose [[Clay Schexyader]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish, who carried the backing of all the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in the chamber.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_c49bd7fc-361c-11ea-bfcb-e37c0c069e39.html|title=Clay Schexnayder wins Louisiana House Speaker after push from Democrats|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Sam Karlin|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref>   

 

   

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>

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>

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==Political life==

==Political life==

On October 22, 2011, Mack was initially elected to the House to succeed [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican Walker Hines, who held the seat for one term when it was based, prior to [[redistricting]], in Orleans Parish. In the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], Mack received 6,526 votes (61.2 percent), compared to 3,449 (32.4 percent) for his Democratic opponent, Lonnie Watts, and 682 ballots (6.4 percent) for [[Independent]] Matthew Mitchell.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>

On October 22, 2011, Mack was initially elected to the House to succeed Democrat-turned-Republican Walker Hines, who held the seat for one term when it was based, prior to [[redistricting]], in Orleans Parish. In the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], Mack received 6,526 votes (61.2 percent), compared to 3,449 (32.4 percent) for his Democratic opponent, Lonnie Watts, and 682 ballots (6.4 percent) for [[Independent]] Matthew Mitchell.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>

<ref name=mack>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?ID=95|title=Rep. Sherman Q. Mack|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref>​

<ref name=mack>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?ID=95|title=Rep. Sherman Q. Mack|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref>​