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| | |occupation=[[Business]]man | | |occupation=[[Business]]man |
| | |residence=Sorrento in Ascension Parish, Louisiana | | |residence=Sorrento in Ascension Parish, Louisiana |
| | + | |office=[[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
| | + | |term_start=January 13, 2020 |
| | + | |preceded=[[Taylor Barras]] |
| | + | |succeeded=Pending |
| | |office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 81 (Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes) | | |office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 81 (Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes) |
| | |term_start2=January 2012 | | |term_start2=January 2012 |
| − | |term_end2= | + | |term_end2=January 2024 |
| | |preceded2=John LaBruzzo (casualty of redistricting) | | |preceded2=John LaBruzzo (casualty of redistricting) |
| − | |succeeded2= | + | |succeeded2=Jeffrey F. "Jeff" Wiley}} |
| − | |office=[[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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| − | |term_start=January 13, 2020
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| − | |preceded=[[Taylor Barras]]
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| − | '''Clay John Schexnayder''' (born February 25, 1969) is a [[business]]man from Sorrento in Ascension Parish in south [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Moderate Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. On January 13, 2020, he was elected 60 to 45 as the new House [[Speaker]] to succeed the more conservative [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia, who was term-limited. | + | '''Clay John Schexnayder''' (born February 25, 1969) is a [[business]]man from Sorrento in Ascension Parish in south [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Moderate Republican]] departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. On January 13, 2020, he was elected 60 to 45 as the new House [[Speaker]] to succeed the more conservative [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia, who was term-limited in the legislature. |
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| | Schexnayder's District 81 encompasses that section of Livingston Parish south of Interstate 12, the southeastern portion of Ascension Parish, and precincts on the east bank of the [[Mississippi River]] in St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes between Gramercy and Reserve, Louisiana.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://clayschexnayder.com/page/press-room/schexnayder-announces-candidacy.html|title=Schexnayder Announces Candidacy|publisher=clayschexnayder.com|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref> | | Schexnayder's District 81 encompasses that section of Livingston Parish south of Interstate 12, the southeastern portion of Ascension Parish, and precincts on the east bank of the [[Mississippi River]] in St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes between Gramercy and Reserve, Louisiana.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://clayschexnayder.com/page/press-room/schexnayder-announces-candidacy.html|title=Schexnayder Announces Candidacy|publisher=clayschexnayder.com|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref> |