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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]] 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.

'''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.

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. 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>

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, Stefanski will be succeeded in the House by another Republican, Chance Henry.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref>

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