Nancy Ruth Landry, also known as Nancy L. Matthews (born June 10, 1962), is an American politician who served as a member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives for the 31st district from 2008 to 2019.
Early life and education
Landry was born in Japan while her father was serving in the
United States Navy
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.
She earned a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in psychology from
Louisiana State University
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in 1985 and a
Juris Doctor from the
Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1990.
Career
Landry was elected to the
Louisiana House of Representatives in November 2007 and assumed office in January 2008.
On May 19, 2015, Landry, a former
independent
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, 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.
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.
Landry won reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. She received 10,005 votes (84.7 percent) to
Democrat
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Evan H. Wright's 1,890 ballots (15.3 percent).
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
Robert Kyle Ardoin (born July 31, 1967) is an American politician from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, he has served as Secretary of State of Louisiana since May 9, 2018. Ardoin took the post when former Secretary of State Tom Schedler res ...
. She was succeeded by
Jonathan Goudeau.
She was elected as
Louisiana Secretary of State
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in the November 18,
2023 election.
External links
Nancy Landry Campaign
References
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1962 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Living people
Louisiana Independents
Louisiana lawyers
Louisiana Republicans
Louisiana State University Law Center alumni
Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Political chiefs of staff
Politicians from Lafayette, Louisiana
Women state legislators in Louisiana
Women in Louisiana politics