Nancy Landry

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American politician (born 1962)

Preceded byDonald Trahan

Nancy Landry

Secretary of State of Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2024
Governor	Jeff Landry
Preceded by	Kyle Ardoin
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 31st district
In office January 2008 – July 16, 2019
Preceded by	Donald Trahan
Succeeded by	Jonathan Goudeau

Personal details
Born	Nancy Ruth Landry (1962-06-10) June 10, 1962 (age 63) Lafayette, LA
Party	Independent (before 2008) Republican (2008–present)
Children	2
Education	Louisiana State University (BA, JD)

Nancy Ruth Landry, also known as Nancy L. Matthews (born June 10, 1962), is an American politician who has served as the Secretary of State of Louisiana since January 2024. She previously served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 31st district from 2008 to 2019.

Landry was born in Japan while her father was serving in the United States Navy.^[1]^{[failed verification]} She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Louisiana State University in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1990.

Landry is of no relation to Governor Jeff Landry.^[2]

Career

Landry was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in November 2007 and assumed office in January 2008.^[3]

On May 19, 2015, Landry, a former independent, was one of four Republicans on the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee who voted to table on a 10–2 vote the proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, authored by Republican Representative Mike Johnson of Bossier Parish.^[4]

Considered a moderate Republican, Landry was the chair of the House Education Committee in 2017. In that capacity, she supported legislation by State Representative Barbara Norton of Shreveport to ban corporal punishment in all Louisiana public schools, but the measure was defeated by a vote of 61–34.^[5]

Landry won reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. She received 10,005 votes (84.7 percent) to Democrat Evan H. Wright's 1,890 ballots (15.3 percent).^[6]

Landry resigned from the House seven months prior to the expiration of her third term to become the chief of staff in the office of Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin.^[7] She was succeeded by Jonathan Goudeau.^[8]

She was elected as Louisiana Secretary of State in the November 18, 2023 election.^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "Representative Nancy R. Landry's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
↑ "Nancy Landry runs away with Louisiana secretary of state race • Louisiana Illuminator". 19 November 2023.
↑ "Nancy Landry". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
↑ Emily Lane (May 19, 2015). "Louisiana's religious freedom bill effectively defeated in committee". Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
↑ Greg Hilburn (May 8, 2017). "Spare the rod in public schools? No way, House says". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
↑ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Hilburn, Greg (2019-07-18). "State Rep. Nancy Landry resigns to work for Secretary of State". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
↑ Simmons, Hannah (6 October 2019). "Four vie for District 31 seat vacated by Nancy Landry". The Advocate. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
↑ Karlin, Sam (2023-05-08). "Nancy Landry, former state representative, joins field for Secretary of State". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
↑ Karlin, Sam (2023-10-14). "Races for Louisiana secretary of state, treasurer head to runoffs". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-11-04.

External links

Nancy Landry Campaign

Party political offices

Preceded by

Kyle Ardoin

Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Louisiana
2023

Most recent

Political offices

Preceded by

Kyle Ardoin

Secretary of State of Louisiana
2024–present

Incumbent

v t e Statewide political officials of Louisiana
U.S. senators	Bill Cassidy John Kennedy
State government	Jeff Landry, Governor Billy Nungesser, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Landry, Secretary of State Liz Murrill, Attorney General John Fleming, Treasurer Mike Strain, Agriculture Commissioner Tim Temple, Insurance Commissioner
Senate	Cameron Henry, President Regina Barrow, President pro tempore Jeremy Stine, Majority Leader Gerald Boudreaux, Minority Leader
House	Phillip DeVillier, Speaker Michael T. Johnson, Speaker pro tempore Mark Wright, Majority Leader Kyle Green, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (elected by district)	John L. Weimer, Chief Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III Jay McCallum Piper D. Griffin John Guidry Cade Cole 1 seat vacant, Associate Justices

Secretaries of state in the United States

▌Wes Allen (R)

▌Nancy Dahlstrom (R)

▌Adrian Fontes (D)

▌Cole Jester (R)

▌Shirley Weber (D)

▌Jena Griswold (D)

▌Stephanie Thomas (D)

▌Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez (D)

▌Cord Byrd (R)

▌Brad Raffensperger (R)

▌Sylvia Luke (D)

▌Phil McGrane (R)

▌Alexi Giannoulias (D)

▌Diego Morales (R)

▌Paul Pate (R)

▌Scott Schwab (R)

▌Michael Adams (R)

▌Nancy Landry (R)

▌Shenna Bellows (D)

▌Susan C. Lee (D)

▌William F. Galvin (D)

▌Jocelyn Benson (D)

▌Steve Simon (DFL)

▌Michael Watson (R)

▌Denny Hoskins (R)

▌Christi Jacobsen (R)

▌Bob Evnen (R)

▌Cisco Aguilar (D)

▌David Scanlan (R)

▌Dale Caldwell (D)

▌Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D)

▌Walter T. Mosley (D)

▌Elaine Marshall (D)

▌Michael Howe (R)

▌Frank LaRose (R)

▌Benjamin Lepak* (R)

▌Tobias Read (D)

▌Al Schmidt (R)

▌Gregg Amore (D)

▌Mark Hammond (R)

▌Monae Johnson (R)

▌Tre Hargett (R)

▌Jane Nelson (R)

▌Deidre Henderson (R)

▌Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)

▌Candi King* (D)

▌Steve Hobbs (D)

▌Kris Warner (R)

▌Sarah Godlewski (D)

▌Chuck Gray (R)

Federal districts:

▌Kimberly A. Bassett (D)

Territories:

▌Pulu Ae Ae Jr. (R)

▌Josh Tenorio (D)

▌Dennis Mendiola (R)

▌Rosachely Rivera (PNP/D)

▌Tregenza Roach (D)

Political party affiliations: 29 ▌Republican (27 states, 2 territories); 26 ▌Democratic (23 states, 2 territories, 1 district); 1 ▌New Progressive (1 territory)
Italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed
An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.

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