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===Hilferty joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
===Hilferty joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
On January 13, 2020, Hilferty was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, two [[Independent]]s, and the Republican defectors. Statewide [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] coined the term "Fraud Squad" for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
On January 13, 2020, Hilferty was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, two [[Independent]]s, and the Republican defectors. Statewide [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] coined the term [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|"Fraud Squad"]] for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
On October 14, 2023, Hilferty sought House reelection against another Republican, Charles E. Marsala.
On October 14, 2023, Hilferty sought House reelection against another Republican, Charles E. Marsala.