John Michael Schroder Sr. (born February 23, 1961) is an American businessman from Covington, Louisiana who served as state treasurer from 2017 to 2024. He was formerly a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St. Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans.
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| Treasurer of Louisiana | |
| In office November 18, 2017 – January 8, 2024 | |
| Governor | John Bel Edwards |
| Preceded by | John Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | John Fleming |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 77th district | |
| In office January 14, 2008 – June 8, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Diane Winston |
| Succeeded by | Mark Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1961 Covington, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ellie Daigle |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Southeastern Louisiana University (BS) |
Schroder was a candidate for Governor of Louisiana in 2023, receiving 5.3% of the vote coming in fourth place.
Career
editSchroder vacated his House seat on June 8, 2017, to devote full-time to his campaign for Louisiana state treasurer[1] in the special election set for October 14, 2017, to fill the position vacated on January 3 by U.S. Senator John Kennedy. In his statement of candidacy, Schroder said that he has recognized since his election to the State House that "we had fundamental issues with our budget and spending practices. I have always taken a stand for the Louisiana taxpayer and that will not change when elected treasurer."[2] State Senator Neil Riser of Columbia in Caldwell Parish in North Louisiana was also a candidate for the seat.[3] John Schroder and Democrat Derrick Edwards advanced to the runoff, where Schroder won. In October 2022 Schroder said Louisiana pulled $794 million out of the BlackRock Inc. investment firm due to the company putting political and social goals ahead of robust returns for state taxpayers.[4] Jessi Parfair, campaign representative at the Sierra Club's "Beyond Dirty Fuels" campaign called Schroder's announcement "just another flavor of climate denial cooked up by right-wing politicians and their fossil fuel donors."[5]
On February 9, 2023, Schroder formally announced he was running for governor of Louisiana.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "John Schroder to vacate House seat to run for treasurer". New Orleans Times-Picayune. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Marcus Brown (January 9, 2017). "Rep. John Schroder announces candidacy for La. treasurer". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Steven Maxwell (December 12, 2016). "Senator Neil Riser to run for La. state treasurer". Alexandria, Louisiana: KALB-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Louisiana to remove $794 mln from BlackRock funds over ESG drive". Reuters. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ writer, WILL SENTELL | Staff. "Louisiana treasurer pulls state money out of firm because of its 'anti-fossil fuel policies'". The Advocate. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ writer, TYLER BRIDGES | Staff (2023-02-10). "John Schroder kicks off campaign for governor, promises to restore faith in government". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Duhé, Lester (2023-01-09). "La. State Treasurer John Schroder joins race for governor". www.wafb.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.