Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 16th district
In office 1992–2006
Preceded by
Kenneth Osterberger
Succeeded by
Bill Cassidy
Personal details
Born
John Leigh Dardenne Jr.
(1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 (age 70) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Cathy McDonald
Children
2
Education
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. Running as a Republican, he won a special election for lieutenant governor held in conjunction with the regular November 2, 2010 general election. At the time, Dardenne was Louisiana secretary of state. Formerly, Dardenne was a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the Baton Rouge suburbs, a position he filled from 1992 until his election as secretary of state on September 30, 2006.
John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. (born February 6, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who served as commissioner of...
parishes than any other candidate, but placed third. He endorsed Republican JayDardenne, Secretary of State, for the position, who won the general election....
Dardenne may refer to: Ardennes-Verdun dynasty, or Maison DardenneDardenne brothers, Belgian film directors Sabine Dardenne, Belgian author Jay Dardenne...
Nungesser waged an unsuccessful race to unseat Lieutenant Governor JayDardenne. Dardenne, a fellow Republican, had been a state senator from Baton Rouge...
they were the top two vote getters in the primary. Lieutenant Governor JayDardenne and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, both Republicans, were...
Nevers Mark Cooper 2016-2017 2017–2024 Commissioner of Administration JayDardenne 2016–2024 Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Activities...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former lieutenant governor, and JayDardenne, the current lieutenant governor; and Democrat John Bel Edwards, Minority...
Libertarian candidate S.B. Zaitoon. The election was held to replace JayDardenne, who vacated the seat he had held since 1992 upon his election as Louisiana...
Richard Ravitch Democratic July 9, 2009 December 31, 2010 Louisiana JayDardenne Republican November 22, 2010 January 11, 2016 Hawaii Brian Schatz Democratic...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
show that he missed Louisiana Creole cuisine so Louisiana Lt. Governor JayDardenne established a "Feed the Dream" project with the state's Seafood and Marketing...
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Scott Angelle, incumbent Lieutenant Governor JayDardenne and U.S. Senator David Vitter. Potential Republican candidates included...
elected successor as lieutenant governor, JayDardenne of Baton Rouge, who finished fourth in the primary. Dardenne endorsed Edwards for the November 21 runoff...
in developing plans for erosion control. In 2013, Lieutenant Governor JayDardenne, the ex officio head of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation...
14, 2008 – January 11, 2016 Lieutenant Mitch Landrieu Scott Angelle JayDardenne Preceded by Kathleen Blanco Succeeded by John Bel Edwards Member of the...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor JayDardenne did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead...
(2007–2015); Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party (1988–1992) JayDardenne, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (2010–2016) Mead Treadwell, Lieutenant...
of Louisiana, and candidate for governor in 2015 (running for LA-03) JayDardenne, Louisiana Commissioner of Administration, former Lieutenant Governor...
16, 2012. "Meet the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame's Class of 2018: JayDardenne". The New Orleans Times-Picayune. November 17, 2017. Retrieved October...
governor in a special election runoff against Republican secretary of state JayDardenne. Bobby Jindal, incumbent Governor Cary Deaton, attorney Tara Hollis,...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
Jimmy Dimos T. J. Jemison Maurice Mapes Dave Norris 2018 Avery Alexander JayDardenne Quentin Dastugue James Gill Charles D. Lancaster Jr. 2019 Raymond Blanco...
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