| | On January 13, 2020, Stefanski was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]], sixty to forty-five, depended on thirty-five Democratic votes, two [[Independent]] lawmakers, and the Republican defectors. [[Conservative]] [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] called the dissidents the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]] because the dissidents blocked the conservative majority in the Republican caucus by joining with Democrats and the Black Caucus to choose a Speaker opposed by a majority of Republican lawmakers.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> | | On January 13, 2020, Stefanski was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]], sixty to forty-five, depended on thirty-five Democratic votes, two [[Independent]] lawmakers, and the Republican defectors. [[Conservative]] [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] called the dissidents the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]] because the dissidents blocked the conservative majority in the Republican caucus by joining with Democrats and the Black Caucus to choose a Speaker opposed by a majority of Republican lawmakers.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> |
| | + | On October 14, 2024, Stefanski ran statewide to succeed departing state Attorney General [[Jeff Landry]], the leading candidate for governor. Among his opponents is Landry's choice, fellow Republican Liz Baker Murrill. |