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Schexnayder</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives">Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 13, 2020 – January 8, 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Barras" title="Taylor Barras">Taylor Barras</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">Phillip DeVillier</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 81st district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 9, 2012 – January 8, 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_LaBruzzo" title="John LaBruzzo">John LaBruzzo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Wiley" title="Jeffrey Wiley">Jeffrey Wiley</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Clay John Schexnayder</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1969-02-25</span>) </span>February 25, 1969<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 55)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Clay Schexnayder's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png/128px-Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png/192px-Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png/256px-Clay_Schexnayder_Signature.png 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="87" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Clay John Schexnayder</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ər/: 'er' in 'letter'">ər</span></span>/</a></span></span>; born February 25, 1969) is an American businessman and politician from <a href="/wiki/Ascension_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Ascension Parish, Louisiana">Ascension Parish, Louisiana</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, he has served as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a> from 2012 to 2024, and as <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives">speaker of the House</a> from 2020 to 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schexnayder is the son of Perry P. Schexnayder and the former Dorothy Ann Demars (1937–2009).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandfather Harold "Pocahontas" Schexnayder was a longtime <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Department_of_Wildlife_and_Fisheries" title="Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries">Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries</a> <a href="/wiki/Game_warden" class="mw-redirect" title="Game warden">game warden</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he spent much of his childhood in the <a href="/wiki/Maurepas_Swamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Maurepas Swamp">Maurepas Swamp</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1989, Schexnayder graduated from <a href="/wiki/French_Settlement_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="French Settlement High School">French Settlement High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Peppo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peppo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later, he graduated from the Allen Institute in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, Georgia, where he trained as an <a href="/wiki/Automotive_mechanic" class="mw-redirect" title="Automotive mechanic">automotive mechanic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Peppo_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peppo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_before_politics">Career before politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career before politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1998, Schexnayder opened Car Craft and Rubber Company Automotive, in <a href="/wiki/Sorrento,_Louisiana" title="Sorrento, Louisiana">Sorrento</a>, a town in Ascension Parish, and has operated the business since that time.<sup id="cite_ref-Peppo_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peppo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the side, he was a <a href="/wiki/Racecar" class="mw-redirect" title="Racecar">racecar</a> driver, participating in races from 1997 to 2013 on the competition circuit in Louisiana, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Peppo_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peppo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_House_tenure_before_speakership_(2012–2019)"><span id="State_House_tenure_before_speakership_.282012.E2.80.932019.29"></span>State House tenure before speakership (2012–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: State House tenure before speakership (2012–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schexnayder was first elected to the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a> in 2011 from District 81,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which encompasses parts of four <a href="/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana" title="List of parishes in Louisiana">parishes</a>: <a href="/wiki/Livingston_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Livingston Parish, Louisiana">Livingston</a>, Ascension, <a href="/wiki/St._James_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. James Parish, Louisiana">St. James</a>, and <a href="/wiki/St._John_the_Baptist_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana">St. John the Baptist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon-Blood_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon-Blood-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Schexnayder sponsored legislation to repeal Louisiana's <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_helmet" title="Motorcycle helmet">motorcycle helmet</a> law, making it legal for motorcyclists ages 21 and up to ride motorcycles without head protection; the bill failed to pass on a 48–32 vote, falling short of the 53 votes required for the bill to advance.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Schexnayder was named to the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Legislative Rural Caucus for the 2016–2017 term.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Schexnayder opposed a bill in 2018 to allow <a href="/wiki/Florist" class="mw-redirect" title="Florist">florists</a> to work without passing a 40-question licensing exam. Louisiana is the only state that requires <a href="/wiki/Occupational_licensing" title="Occupational licensing">occupational licensing</a> for florists. The bill, introduced by Representative <a href="/wiki/Julie_Emerson" title="Julie Emerson">Julie Emerson</a>, was supported by Governor <a href="/wiki/John_Bel_Edwards" title="John Bel Edwards">John Bel Edwards</a>, and was supported by various organizations favoring occupational-licensing reform, such as <a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Justice" title="Institute for Justice">Institute for Justice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Americans_for_Prosperity" title="Americans for Prosperity">Americans for Prosperity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hilburn_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hilburn-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FloristFalls_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FloristFalls-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schexnayder defended the florist-licensure requirement, framing it as a consumer-protection measure.<sup id="cite_ref-Hilburn_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hilburn-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite Schexnayder's opposition, the bill passed the House committee on an 8–6 vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Hilburn_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hilburn-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it failed in the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Senate">state Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FloristFalls_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FloristFalls-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Schexnayder sponsored legislation to permit and regulate <a href="/wiki/Industrial_hemp" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial hemp">industrial hemp</a> cultivation in the state, and to authorize licensed retailers to sell <a href="/wiki/Hemp-derived_products" class="mw-redirect" title="Hemp-derived products">hemp-derived products</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Cannabidiol" title="Cannabidiol">cannabidiol</a> (CBD oil); The bill passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor Edwards.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Speaker_of_the_state_House_(2020–present)"><span id="Speaker_of_the_state_House_.282020.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Speaker of the state House (2020–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Speaker of the state House (2020–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2020, Schexnayder won the post of speaker of the House after some Democrats supported him, while most of the Republican representatives supported a different candidate for the post, Livingston Republican <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Mack" class="mw-redirect" title="Sherman Mack">Sherman Mack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Poche_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poche-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the House floor vote, Schexnayder defeated Mack, 60–45, thus surpassing the 53 votes needed to win the speakership.<sup id="cite_ref-Poche_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poche-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schexnayder won by winning the votes of all 35 House Democrats; 23 of the House Republicans; and two representatives with <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">no party affiliation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Karlin_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Karlin-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CluesEmerge-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other 45 Republicans voted for Mack.<sup id="cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CluesEmerge-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The vote occurred after days of intense negotiations between Mack and Schexnayder, which eventually broke down.<sup id="cite_ref-Karlin_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Karlin-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mack was officially endorsed by the House Republican caucus in a December 2019 vote,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the most powerful Louisiana Republicans (such as U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Kennedy_(Louisiana_politician)" title="John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)">John Kennedy</a>, state Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a> and megadonor Lane Grigsby), including the members most hostile to Democratic Governor <a href="/wiki/John_Bel_Edwards" title="John Bel Edwards">John Bel Edwards</a>, supported Mack's candidacy<sup id="cite_ref-Karlin_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Karlin-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Poche_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poche-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edwards urged Democratic representatives to support Schexnayder,<sup id="cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CluesEmerge-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Republicans who backed Schexnayder generally came from a more moderate wing of the party.<sup id="cite_ref-Poche_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poche-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, although Republicans were in a strong position in the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Legislature">Louisiana Legislature</a> (holding a two-thirds <a href="/wiki/Supermajority" title="Supermajority">supermajority</a> in the state Senate and being two votes shy of a supermajority in the state House), the split in the Republican Party allowed Democrats to retain a measure of influence within the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-Poche_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poche-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In exchange for their support, Schexnayder allocated some committee chairmanships to Democrats,<sup id="cite_ref-O'Donoghue_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Donoghue-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although Republicans retained decisive majorities on all committees.<sup id="cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CluesEmerge-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2021, Schexnayder supported a police reform bill, which passed the House on a 53-42 vote. The bill, backed by the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, proposed new limits on <a href="/wiki/Qualified_immunity" title="Qualified immunity">qualified immunity</a>, a doctrine that bars some victims from obtaining relief in court for police misconduct; it was the outcome of a compromise reached by a task force convened to address police misconduct.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the bill failed to advance in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>House Republicans have 68 seats in the state House, short of the 70 votes needed to <a href="/wiki/Veto_override" class="mw-redirect" title="Veto override">override a veto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-O'Donoghue_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Donoghue-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, after Governor Edwards vetoed 28 bills from the previous legislative session, Schexnayder called a veto session, the first such session since <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Louisiana" title="Constitution of Louisiana">Louisiana's current constitution</a> was adopted in 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-RareTradition_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RareTradition-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistoricVetoSession_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoricVetoSession-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the session, Republicans sought to override two of Edwards' vetoes: a veto of a bill to <a href="/wiki/Transgender_people_in_sports" title="Transgender people in sports">ban transgender girls from participating in school sports</a>, and a veto of a bill allowing the carrying of <a href="/wiki/Concealed_handgun" class="mw-redirect" title="Concealed handgun">concealed handguns</a> without a permit, safety training, or background check.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoricVetoSession_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoricVetoSession-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both attempts failed: almost all House Democrats voted to sustain the vetoes, and without Democratic or independent support, Republicans failed to obtain sufficient votes to override the vetoes<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ousts_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ousts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schexnayder retaliated by ousting two different Democrats from committee chairmanships (<a href="/wiki/Chad_Brown_(politician)" title="Chad Brown (politician)">Chad Brown</a> was removed from the chairmanship of the House Insurance Committee and <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Pierre" title="Vincent Pierre">Vincent Pierre</a> from the chairmanship of the Transportation Committee) and replacing them with Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-Ousts_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ousts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move left Republicans holding the chairmanship of 13 regular subject-matter committees, and Democrats holding the chairmanship of 3 committees.<sup id="cite_ref-Ousts_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ousts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schexnayder also ousted <a href="/wiki/Roy_Adams_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Adams (politician)">Roy Daryl Adams</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">no party affiliation</a> member, from a seat on the House Appropriations Committee, and ousted Democrat <a href="/wiki/C._Travis_Johnson" title="C. Travis Johnson">C. Travis Johnson</a> from his seat on the Transportation Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-Ousts_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ousts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Democrats opposed Schexnayder's decision, but continued to support him as speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Schexnayder ousted Representative <a href="/wiki/Ray_Garofalo" title="Ray Garofalo">Ray Garofalo</a> from his chairmanship of the House Education Committee as part of an intra-party Republican feud over Garofalo's support for a bill that would ban public schools or colleges from teaching that the U.S. or the State of Louisiana is "systematically racist or sexist" and ban the provision of information that "promotes divisive concepts."<sup id="cite_ref-Deslatte_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deslatte-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This bill was similar to bills pushed by Republicans in other states.<sup id="cite_ref-Deslatte_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deslatte-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schexnayder asked Garofalo not to move the bill forward, but Garofalo did so anyway.<sup id="cite_ref-Deslatte_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deslatte-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Republican <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Mark Wright (Louisiana politician)">Mark Wright</a> the vice chairman of the committee, became chair in Garofalo's place.<sup id="cite_ref-Deslatte_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deslatte-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Schexnayder pushed legislation to extend <a href="/wiki/Movie_production_incentives_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Movie production incentives in the United States">Louisiana's movie production incentives</a> for an additional eight years; the bill passed in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_for_secretary_of_state">Campaign for secretary of state</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Campaign for secretary of state"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote 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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished fourth in the jungle primary, with 14.69% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schexnayder and his wife, Phoebe (née Keller),<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon-Blood_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon-Blood-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have four children and several grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-Peppo_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peppo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clay_Schexnayder&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-ann-demars-schexnayder&pid=136686888&fhid=3960">"Dorothy Ann Demars Schexnayder"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Advocate_(Baton_Rouge)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Advocate (Baton Rouge)">Baton Rouge Morning Advocate</a>, November 30, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 16,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dorothy+Ann+Demars+Schexnayder&rft.pub=Baton+Rouge+Morning+Advocate%2C+November+30%2C+2009&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legacy.com%2Fobituaries%2Ftheadvocate%2Fobituary.aspx%3Fn%3Ddorothy-ann-demars-schexnayder%26pid%3D136686888%26fhid%3D3960&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClay+Schexnayder" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Staff reports, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.weeklycitizen.com/story/news/2011/07/11/schexnayder-announces-candidacy-for-state/63736489007/">Schexnayder announces candidacy for State Representative</a>, <i>Gonzales Weekly Citizen</i> (July 11, 2011).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mike Smith, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nola.com/news/environment/he-grew-up-in-the-swamp-now-clay-schexnayder-hopes-to-see-it-revived/article_4fbf66d8-a96e-11ed-a51d-c7581e9232c0.html">He grew up in the swamp. Now Clay Schexnayder hopes to see it revived</a> (February 12, 2013).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Peppo-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Peppo_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Peppo_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Peppo_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Peppo_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Peppo_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kathleen Peppo, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2021/03/03/louisiana-speaker-house-clay-schexnayder-used-race-cars/6884250002/">'It was a ride': Clay Schexnayder went from racing cars to leading the Louisiana House</a>, LSU Manship School News Service (March 3, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wdsu.com/article/louisiana-speaker-of-the-house-clay-schexnayder-secretary-of-state/43581148">Louisiana speaker of the House announces run for secretary of state</a>, WDSU (April 13, 2023).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bacon-Blood-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon-Blood_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon-Blood_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Littice Bacon-Blood, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nola.com/news/politics/state-rep-clay-schexnayder-seeks-re-election-in-81st-district/article_818b8c9a-f7d4-537e-b565-1c79cf3a69c0.html">State Rep. Clay Schexnayder seeks re-election in 81st District</a>, NOLA.com (September 2, 2015).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Robbie Reynold, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wafb.com/story/31823777/helmetless-motorcycle-law-fails-to-pass-house-after-drawing-mixed-views/">Helmetless motorcycle law fails to pass House after drawing mixed views</a>, WAFB (April 27, 2016).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Staff Report, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.weeklycitizen.com/story/news/2016/04/08/rep-schexnayder-named-to-rural/32012324007/">Rep. Schexnayder named to Rural Caucus Executive Committee</a>, <i>Gonzales Weekly Citizen</i> (April 6, 2018).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hilburn-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hilburn_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hilburn_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hilburn_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Greg Hilburn, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/politics/arranging-bouquets-is-thorny-issue-in-louisiana/289-533459888">Arranging bouquets is thorny issue in Louisiana</a>, <i>USA Today</i> Network/WWL-TV (March 30, 2018).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FloristFalls-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FloristFalls_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FloristFalls_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/75e18bea56834153939d5ca432762c48">Effort to end Louisiana's licensing of florists falls short</a>, Associated Press (May 1, 2018).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Matt Houston, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wafb.com/2019/06/05/lawmakers-approve-industrial-hemp-cbd-product-regulations/">Lawmakers approve industrial hemp, CBD product regulations</a>, WAFB (June 5, 2019).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.klfy.com/local/house-bill-491-legalizing-hemp-and-cbd-is-set-to-be-signed-by-governor/">House Bill 491, legalizing hemp and CBD, is set to be signed by Governor</a>, KLFY (June 6, 2019).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Poche-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Poche_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Poche_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Poche_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Poche_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Poche_13-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kaylee Poche, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/clay-schexnayder-selected-as-new-louisiana-house-speaker-see-other-leadership-picks/article_99c7d8f6-3652-11ea-915a-fb12a2275a6d.html">Clay Schexnayder selected as new Louisiana House speaker; see other leadership picks</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gambit_(newspaper)" title="Gambit (newspaper)">Gambit</a></i> (January 13, 2020).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Karlin-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Karlin_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Karlin_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Karlin_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Sam Karlin, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/inside-clay-schexnayders-louisiana-house-speaker-win-a-costly-misstep-a-last-minute-push-more/article_3cfff232-3938-11ea-b0ea-dfa3bf2dc099.html">Inside Clay Schexnayder's Louisiana House speaker win</a>, <i>The Advocate</i> (January 19, 2020).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CluesEmerge-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CluesEmerge_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/ce44124eada4bc91742bf653a67a6f3d">Analysis: Clues emerge about Louisiana House speaker's style</a>, Associated Press (February 9, 2020).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sam Karlin, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/sherman-mack-endorsed-by-house-gop-in-bid-for-speaker----but-the/article_ee529504-1de4-11ea-80ac-8f2c4e28f9ab.html">Sherman Mack endorsed by House GOP in bid for speaker -- but the process doesn't stop here</a>, <i>The Advocate</i> (December 13, 2019).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-O'Donoghue-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-O'Donoghue_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-O'Donoghue_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Julie O'Donoghue, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lailluminator.com/2022/05/02/louisiana-house-speaker-gives-lawmakers-who-voted-with-him-plum-committee-assignments/">Louisiana House Speaker gives lawmakers who voted with him plum committee assignments</a>, <i>Louisiana Illuminator</i> (May 2, 2022).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/la-state-wire-louisiana-government-and-politics-998701479b1463416ca3b50c9e2f319c">Louisiana House narrowly backs bid to limit officer immunity</a>, Associated Press (May 11, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-police-government-and-politics-17e06976acab34fff0f91366348a5a48">Louisiana senators refuse to limit police officer immunity</a>, Associated Press (June 1, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wesley Muller, <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://lailluminator.com/2021/06/01/la-republicans-block-qualified-immunity-bill-setting-aside-months-of-bipartisan-work/">https://lailluminator.com/2021/06/01/la-republicans-block-qualified-immunity-bill-setting-aside-months-of-bipartisan-work/</a> [La. Republicans block qualified immunity bill, setting aside months of bipartisan work], <i>Louisiana Illuminator</i> (June 1, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RareTradition-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-RareTradition_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/house-elections-government-and-politics-e01834f118ff4f7517bad79daec39ca1">Analysis: Veto session would be another break from tradition</a>, Associated Press (July 4, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HistoricVetoSession-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-HistoricVetoSession_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoricVetoSession_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-louisiana-gun-politics-9650df5e82bf7d34e05e8743ae4862ae">Louisiana lawmakers to hold historic veto override session</a>, Associated Press (July 16, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/sports-government-and-politics-louisiana-f0d1e34d64f675df356990f97bab22bd">Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed</a>, Associated Press (July 21, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ousts-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Ousts_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ousts_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ousts_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ousts_24-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-8eaa96bcc646a118a70b95a06994c2d3">Louisiana House speaker ousts Democrats after veto session</a>, Associated Press (July 30, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-40ba1186f82fd2ee32adb34dd8aae77b">Louisiana Democratic leader still backs GOP House speaker</a>, Associated Press (August 9, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Deslatte-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Deslatte_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deslatte_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deslatte_26-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deslatte_26-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Melinda Deslatte, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-education-government-and-politics-63b8c672f2765dfb7dc022ed71f0c7aa">Lawmaker loses chairman job after dispute with House speaker</a>, Associated Press (May 26, 2021).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-bill-signed-into-law-extends-the-louisiana-film-industry-until-2031-301864759.html">New Bill Signed into Law Extends the Louisiana Film Industry Until 2031</a> (press release), Louisiana Film Entertainment Association (June 27, 2023).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSentell2023" class="citation web cs1">Sentell, Will (February 28, 2023). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nola.com/news/politics/clay-schexnayder-considers-run-for-louisiana-governor/article_fec57850-b7a3-11ed-ad0c-37c0ecdef3ab.html">"House speaker Clay Schexnayder is the latest to mull bid for governor"</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/The_Times-Picayune/The_New_Orleans_Advocate" title="The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate">The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20231120030449/https://www.nola.com/news/politics/clay-schexnayder-considers-run-for-louisiana-governor/article_fec57850-b7a3-11ed-ad0c-37c0ecdef3ab.html">Archived</a> from the original on November 20, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Secretary of State</a>, <a href="/wiki/WVLA-TV" title="WVLA-TV">WVLA-TV</a> (April 12, 2023).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-10-14/resultsRegion/63502">"Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Secretary of State"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Official+Results+for+Election+Date%3A+10%2F14%2F2023+Secretary+of+State&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvoterportal.sos.la.gov%2Fstatic%2F2023-10-14%2FresultsRegion%2F63502&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AClay+Schexnayder" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; 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