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The secretary of state of Louisiana ( French: Secrétaire d'État de la Louisiane) is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana and serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of State. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution . The current secretary of state is Nancy Landry .
Education. Louisiana State University ( BA, JD) Nancy Ruth Landry, also known as Nancy L. Matthews (born June 10, 1962), is an American politician who is the current Secretary of State of Louisiana. She previously served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 31st district from 2008 to 2019.
July 31, 1967 (age 56) Political party. Republican. Education. Louisiana State University ( BA) Robert Kyle Ardoin (born July 31, 1967) is an American politician from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, he served as Secretary of State of Louisiana from 2018 to 2024. Ardoin took the post when former Secretary of State Tom Schedler resigned.
Louisiana State University ( BA, JD) John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (born February 6, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who served as commissioner of administration for Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. A Republican, Dardenne previously served as the 53rd lieutenant governor of his state from 2010 to 2016.
Caldwell Parish High School. Louisiana Tech University (BA) Occupation. Educator; businessman. Walter Fox McKeithen (September 8, 1946 – July 16, 2005) served five terms as Secretary of State of Louisiana between 1988 and 2005. He is best known for merging the state's election divisions into one department and for the promotion of historical ...
2. Michael Gordon Francis (born in 1946, Louisiana) is an American politician and businessman from Crowley, Louisiana. He is currently a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 4th district. Prior to his election to the Public Service Commission, he was the Chairman of the Republican Party of Louisiana from 1994 until 2000.
Holder (a 2013 Supreme Court case), changes to Louisiana election law required preclearance with the United States Department of Justice. Elections in Louisiana fall under the purview of the secretary of state. In a 2020 study, Louisiana was ranked as the 24th hardest state for citizens to vote in. See also. New Orleans mayoral elections
Pierre G. Deslondes. Pierre George Deslondes, last name sometimes spelled Deslonde (born c. 1825 ), was an African-American sugar planter who served as Secretary of State of Louisiana during the Reconstruction era. He was a wealthy freeman. [1] He served as secretary of state from 1872 until 1876. He later published the News Pioneer in Plaquemine.