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|office=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 42 (Acadia<br> and Lafayette parishes)

|office=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 42 (Acadia<br> and Lafayette parishes)

|term_start=April 2017

|term_start=April 2017

|preceded=Jack Montoucet

|preceded=Jack Montoucet

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'''John Michael Stefanski''' (born April 13, 1984) is an [[attorney]] in his native Crowley, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 42. He won a special election on March 25, 2017, to fill the seat vacated by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Jack Montoucet, who resigned from the legislature to join the administration of [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] as the secretary of wildlife and fisheries.

 

'''John Michael Stefanski''' (born April 13, 1984) is an [[attorney]] in his native Crowley, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 42. He won a special election on March 25, 2017, to fill the seat vacated by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Jack Montoucet, who resigned from the legislature to join the administration of [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] as the secretary of wildlife and fisheries.

In a turnout of less than 26 percent of registered voters, Stefanski received 3,594 (54 percent) to his fellow Republican Jay Suire's 3,037 (46 percent). No Democrat sought to succeed Montoucet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=March 25, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}</ref> Two other Republicans, [[Raymond Crews]] in District 8 and [[Joe Stagni]] in District 92, also won special elections in 2017 to fill vacancies. In those cases, the seats had previous Republican legislators.  

In a turnout of less than 26 percent of registered voters, Stefanski received 3,594 (54 percent) to his fellow Republican Jay Suire's 3,037 (46 percent). No Democrat sought to succeed Montoucet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=March 25, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}</ref> Two other Republicans, [[Raymond Crews]] in District 8 and [[Joe Stagni]] in District 92, also won special elections in 2017 to fill vacancies. In those cases, the seats had previous Republican legislators.  

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.

On October 14, 2024, Stefanski ran statewide in a bid 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.

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