Schroder vacated his House seat on June 8, 2017, to devote full-time to his campaign for
Louisiana state treasurer 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." State Senator Neil Riser of
Columbia in
Caldwell Parish in
North Louisiana was also a candidate for the seat. 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. 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." On February 9, 2023, Schroder formally announced he was running for
governor of Louisiana in the
2023 election. He ultimately finished fourth in the
jungle primary, receiving 5.3% percent of the vote. ==References==