'''John Michael Stefanski''' (born April 1984) 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