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===Adams joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
===Adams joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
On January 13, 2020, Adams joined twenty-three [[Moderate Republican]] lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish, whose election as House [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers. Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] made contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. The forty-five conservative Republicans in the House were outfoxed by the twenty-three Moderates and the two Independents.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
On January 13, 2020, Adams and his fellow Independent legislator, [[Joseph Marino]] of Gretna in Jefferson Parish joined twenty-three [[Moderate Republican]] lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish as the House [[Speaker]]. Schexnayder depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, the Independents, and the Republican defectors. Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] made contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. The forty-five conservative Republicans in the House were outfoxed by the twenty-three Moderates and the two Independents.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
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