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Both Hilferty and Williamson declared themselves in the campaign in support of the [[Second Amendment]] an in opposition to [[abortion]].<ref name=notp/> Williamson said that he disagrees with Hilferty's voting record on some issues and called his opponent part of the political class that has done little to move Louisiana forward. "I fundamentally believe we are going in the wrong direction as a state," said Williamson, who claimed that the incumbent "helped drive us in that direction, and I think it's time to change course." <ref name=notp/>
Both Hilferty and Williamson declared themselves in the campaign in support of the [[Second Amendment]] an in opposition to [[abortion]].<ref name=notp/> Williamson said that he disagrees with Hilferty's voting record on some issues and called his opponent part of the political class that has done little to move Louisiana forward. "I fundamentally believe we are going in the wrong direction as a state," said Williamson, who claimed that the incumbent "helped drive us in that direction, and I think it's time to change course." <ref name=notp/>
==Hilferty joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
===Hilferty joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
On January 13, 2020, Hilferty was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with the Republican defectors. Statewide [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] coined the term "Fraud Squad" for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
On January 13, 2020, Hilferty was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with the Republican defectors. Statewide [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] coined the term "Fraud Squad" for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>