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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 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.
On October 14, 2024, Stefanski ran statewide in a bid to succeed departing state Attorney General [[Jeff Landry]], the leading candidate for governor. He polled 172,304 votes (17 percent) in a five-candidate field. Set to contest in a November runoff election are Republican Liz Baker Murrill, the choice of Landry, and the Democrat Lindsey Cheek. Murrill and Cheek polled 45 and 23 percent, respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref>
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