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'''John Stefanski''' is an [[attorney]] in his native Crowley, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] 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|Democratic]] Representative Jack Montoucet, who resigned from the legislature to join the administration of [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] as the secretary of wildlife and fisheries.
In a turnout of less than 26 percent of registered voters, Stefanski received 3,594 (54 percent) to his fellow Republican Jay Suire's 3,037 (46 percent). No Democrat sought to succeed Montoucet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=March 25, 2017
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Stefanski graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and the Loyola University College of Law in [[New Orleans]]. He is a partner in the firm Edwards, Stefanski & Zaunbrecher. He is a lector at St. Michael's [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic Church]]. He is a member of the Crowley Chamber of Commerce and formerly sat on the Acadia Parish Planning Commission. He is a volunteer [[basketball]] coach for St. Michael's Elementary School in Crowley. He is a member of [[Ducks Unlimited]] and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votestefanski.com/|title=About John Stefanski|publisher=votestefanski.com|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}</ref>
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