Governor · Louisiana

Jeff Landry

Governor of Louisiana

Jeff Landry is the Governor of Louisiana, in office since January 8, 2024. A Republican and lawyer, he served one term in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2013 and was attorney general of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024.

Background

Biography

Jeff Landry was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana, on December 23, 1970, and graduated from St. Martinville Senior High School in 1988. He served in the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1987 to 1998; his official biography describes him as a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He earned a B.S. from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette in 1999 and a J.D. from Loyola University in New Orleans in 2004. He worked as a police officer, a lawyer and a business owner.

Landry was elected as a Republican to the 112th Congress and served in the House from January 3, 2011, to January 3, 2013. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2012. He was attorney general of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024.

He was elected governor on October 14, 2023, and assumed office on January 8, 2024. The National Governors Association describes him as the 57th Governor of Louisiana.

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Governor · Louisiana

Jeff Landry

Governor of Louisiana

Background

Biography

He was elected governor on October 14, 2023, and assumed office on January 8, 2024. The National Governors Association describes him as the 57th Governor of Louisiana.

Voting record

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Governor of Louisiana is an executive office. The Baseline will not manufacture a congressional voting score for it; sourced checks, statements, and coverage appear below.

The Baseline desk

Published claim checks

Claim checks are reviewed editorial work. They are separate from the voting-data summaries above.

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When The Baseline verifies and publishes a check on a claim by Jeff Landry, it will appear here with its evidence and primary sources. An empty record is not a rating.

Biography

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Published claim checks

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Biography

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Published claim checks

Also from Louisiana