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'''Jeremy Paul Stine''' (born July 10, 1980) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[business]]man who represents District 27 in the state Senate of his native [[Louisiana]].

'''Jeremy Paul Stine''' (born July 10, 1980) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[business]]man who represents District 27 in the state Senate of his native [[Louisiana]].

Stine won the [[special election]] held on November 13, 2021, for the Senate seat vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ronnie Johns]], a staunch ally of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who appointed Johns as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and hence created the Senate vacancy."<ref>Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board," ''Lake Charles American Press,'' July 24, 2021.</ref>

Stine won the [[special election]] held on November 13, 2021, for the Senate seat vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ronnie Johns]], a staunch ally of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who appointed Johns as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and hence created the Senate vacancy.<ref>Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board," ''Lake Charles American Press,'' July 24, 2021.</ref>

Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent); Democrat Dustin Granger, a businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dustingrangerforlouisiana.com/|title=Dustin Granger|publisher=dustingrangerforlouisiana.com|accesdate=November 16, 2021}}</ref> polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref>

Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent); Democrat Dustin Granger, a businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dustingrangerforlouisiana.com/|title=Dustin Granger|publisher=dustingrangerforlouisiana.com|accesdate=November 16, 2021}}</ref> polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref>