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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>

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]].  

It remains to be seen if the 60-45 vote stays united in 2022, when the state's six seats in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as well as the 144 in both legislative chambers undergo [[redistricting]].  

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.

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.