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Garofalo was named the chairman of the House Education Committee. Schexnayder, however, proved disloyal to Garofalo, who had joined the Fraud Squad to make Schnexyader the Speaker. The removal occurred because of a comment that Garofalo uttered in committee, "the good, the bad, the ugly" of [[slavery]], went viral. The Black Caucus demanded Garofalo's removal as chairman as a condition for the thirty-five African-American legislators to support "tax reform" in the legislative session. [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish, the House Majority Leader and integral part of the Fraud Squad, said that Schexnayder met with Garofalo, but the disagreement could not be resolved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/18/louisiana-house-education-chair-ray-garofalo-ousted-slavery-comment/5141971001/|title=Louisiana House Education Committee chair removed following fallout from slavery comment|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>

Garofalo was named the chairman of the House Education Committee. Schexnayder, however, proved disloyal to Garofalo, who had joined the Fraud Squad to make Schnexyader the Speaker. The removal occurred because of a comment that Garofalo uttered in committee, "the good, the bad, the ugly" of [[slavery]], went viral. The Black Caucus demanded Garofalo's removal as chairman as a condition for the thirty-five African-American legislators to support "tax reform" in the legislative session. [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish, the House Majority Leader and integral part of the Fraud Squad, said that Schexnayder met with Garofalo, but the disagreement could not be resolved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/18/louisiana-house-education-chair-ray-garofalo-ousted-slavery-comment/5141971001/|title=Louisiana House Education Committee chair removed following fallout from slavery comment|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>

Term-limited in the House, Garofalo unsuccessfully contested the District 1 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 14, 2023. He was defeated, 61 to 39 percent, by another Republican, Robert "Bob" Owen. The seat was vacated by a failed gubernatorial candidate, Republican Sharon Hewitt. Seeking to succeed Garofalo in the House are Republicans "Mike" Bayham and Richard "Richie" Lewis, who with 47 and 32 percent, respectively, of the primary vote, now meet in a November runoff election. Eliminated from that race was the Democrat Stacy Riley, Sr., who polled 22 percent in the initial balloting.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref>

Term-limited in the House, Garofalo unsuccessfully contested the District 1 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 14, 2023. He was defeated, 61 to 39 percent, by another Republican, Robert "Bob" Owen. The seat was vacated by a failed gubernatorial candidate, Republican Sharon Hewitt. Seeking to succeed Garofalo in the House are Republicans "Mike" Bayham and Richard "Richie" Lewis, who with 47 and 32 percent, respectively, of the primary vote, now meet in a November runoff election. Eliminated from that race was the Democrat Stacy Riley, Sr., who polled 22 percent in the initial balloting.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref>