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In May 2021, Peacock, who campaigned two years earlier as [[conservative]], joined four other North Louisiana state senators previously considered conservatives, [[Jay Morris]], [[Robert Mills]], [[Barry Milligan]], [[Mike Reese]], and [[Stewart Cathey]], in voting to extend a $400 million temporary state sales tax of .45 percent even though the state awaits a windfall in federal [[coronavirus]] stimulus funding.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' May 28, 2021.</ref>
 
In May 2021, Peacock, who campaigned two years earlier as [[conservative]], joined four other North Louisiana state senators previously considered conservatives, [[Jay Morris]], [[Robert Mills]], [[Barry Milligan]], [[Mike Reese]], and [[Stewart Cathey]], in voting to extend a $400 million temporary state sales tax of .45 percent even though the state awaits a windfall in federal [[coronavirus]] stimulus funding.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' May 28, 2021.</ref>
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In 2022, Peacock endorsed his Democrat colleague, [[Greg Tarver]], who opposes Republican Tom Arceneaux in the December 10 runoff election for [[mayor]] of Shreveport. Peacock's endorsement prompted the conservative [[radio]] broadcaster [[Moon Griffon]] to label the lawmaker as "a weasel." Griffon predicted that a Tarver administration would make no difference regarding out-migration from Shreveport. Peacock was joined by Senate President [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] in the endorsement of Tarver.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' December 5, 2022.</ref> No Republican has been elected mayor of Shreveport since 1994, when Robert Warren "Bo" Williams (1938-2022) was elected to a single term.
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In 2022, Peacock endorsed his Democrat colleague, [[Greg Tarver]], who unsuccessfully opposed Republican [[Tom Arceneaux]] in the December 10 runoff election for [[mayor]] of Shreveport. Peacock's endorsement prompted the conservative [[radio]] broadcaster [[Moon Griffon]] to label the lawmaker as "a weasel." Griffon predicted that a Tarver administration would make no difference regarding out-migration from Shreveport. Peacock was joined by Senate President [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] in the endorsement of Tarver.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' December 5, 2022.</ref> Until Arceneaux, no Republican has been mayor of Shreveport since 1994, when Robert Warren "Bo" Williams (1938-2022) was elected to a single four-year term.  
    
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