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Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad (view source)
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'''The Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad''' is a term applied by [[conservatives]] in [[Louisiana]] regarding the method used on January 13, 2020, to select [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish as the state House [[Speaker]]. Schexnayder's selection to succeed the more conservative term-limited Speaker [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia depended upon the united support of all thirty-five Democrats in the chamber. Of the sixty-eight [[Republican Party|Republican]]s in the House, twenty-three defected from the conservative choice, [[Sherman Mack]] of Albany in Livingston Parish, to support Schexnayder. The two [[Independent]] legislators also backed Schexnayder, who prevailed with a 60-45 overall House vote..
The term "Fraud Squad" is coined by the statewide [[radio]] commentator, [[Moon Griffon]], based in [[Lafayette]], who has expressed disgust at how the majority Republicans let the Speaker's post slip into the hands of moderates and [[liberal]]s. Of the sixty-eight Republican members, only forty-five remained with the nominal Republican choice, Representative Mack.
Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who began his second term on the same day that Schexnayder was chosen as Speaker, also worked behind-the-scenes to elect Schexnayder and thus outfox his conservative opponents though Edwards was unable to elect a fellow Democrat as Speaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/tensions-high-in-louisiana-gop-after-house-speaker-s-vote|title=Tensions high in Louisiana GOP after House speaker's vote|publisher=WBRZ.com|date=January 13, 2020|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
It remains to be seen if the 60-45 vote stays united in 2021, when the state's six seats in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as well as the 144 in both legislative chambers undergo [[redistricting]]. The possibility exists that the six seats could shrink to five, depending on census results.
This same approach has been used in [[Texas]] since 2009, when Moderate Republican [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]] won the first of five elections for Speaker with a similar coalition of Moderate Republicans and Democrats, thus gutting the nominal Republican majority in the Texas House. Straus unseated the conservative Speaker [[Tom Craddick]] of [[Midland]], whose tenure as the longest-serving Republican member of the Texas House began in 1969.
"Fraud Squad" members include:
*Larry Bagley
*[[Beau Beaullieu]]
*[[Stuart Bishop]]
*[[Ryan Bourriaque]]
*[[Dewith Carrier]]
*[[John-Paul Cousson]]
*[[Paula Davis]]
*[[Timothy Dwight]]
*[[Les Farnum]]
*[Ray Garofolo]]
*[[Stephanie Hilferty]]
*[[Mike Pete Huval]]
*Barry Ivey
*[[Tanner Magee]]
*[[Royce Wayne McMahen]]
*Greg Miller (son of former Representative [[Ralph Miller]])
*[[Buddy Mincey]]
*[[Clay Schexnayder]]
*[[Joe Stagni]]
*[[John Stefanski]]
*[[Vincent St. Blanc]]
*[[Chris Turner (Louisiana politician)|Chris Turner]]
*Jerome Zerriagne<ref>[[Moon Griffon]] Facebook page.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Moderate Republicans]]
The term "Fraud Squad" is coined by the statewide [[radio]] commentator, [[Moon Griffon]], based in [[Lafayette]], who has expressed disgust at how the majority Republicans let the Speaker's post slip into the hands of moderates and [[liberal]]s. Of the sixty-eight Republican members, only forty-five remained with the nominal Republican choice, Representative Mack.
Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who began his second term on the same day that Schexnayder was chosen as Speaker, also worked behind-the-scenes to elect Schexnayder and thus outfox his conservative opponents though Edwards was unable to elect a fellow Democrat as Speaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/tensions-high-in-louisiana-gop-after-house-speaker-s-vote|title=Tensions high in Louisiana GOP after House speaker's vote|publisher=WBRZ.com|date=January 13, 2020|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
It remains to be seen if the 60-45 vote stays united in 2021, when the state's six seats in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as well as the 144 in both legislative chambers undergo [[redistricting]]. The possibility exists that the six seats could shrink to five, depending on census results.
This same approach has been used in [[Texas]] since 2009, when Moderate Republican [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]] won the first of five elections for Speaker with a similar coalition of Moderate Republicans and Democrats, thus gutting the nominal Republican majority in the Texas House. Straus unseated the conservative Speaker [[Tom Craddick]] of [[Midland]], whose tenure as the longest-serving Republican member of the Texas House began in 1969.
"Fraud Squad" members include:
*Larry Bagley
*[[Beau Beaullieu]]
*[[Stuart Bishop]]
*[[Ryan Bourriaque]]
*[[Dewith Carrier]]
*[[John-Paul Cousson]]
*[[Paula Davis]]
*[[Timothy Dwight]]
*[[Les Farnum]]
*[Ray Garofolo]]
*[[Stephanie Hilferty]]
*[[Mike Pete Huval]]
*Barry Ivey
*[[Tanner Magee]]
*[[Royce Wayne McMahen]]
*Greg Miller (son of former Representative [[Ralph Miller]])
*[[Buddy Mincey]]
*[[Clay Schexnayder]]
*[[Joe Stagni]]
*[[John Stefanski]]
*[[Vincent St. Blanc]]
*[[Chris Turner (Louisiana politician)|Chris Turner]]
*Jerome Zerriagne<ref>[[Moon Griffon]] Facebook page.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Moderate Republicans]]