Kyle Ardoin
Robert Kyle Ardoin 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 resigned.Biography
A native of Brusly, Louisiana in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Ardoin resides in the capital city of Baton Rouge. In 2010, he became the first assistant secretary of state. On May 9, 2018, he became the acting secretary of state the day after Tom Schedler resigned from office.
In the November 6 nonpartisan blanket primary to fill the remainder of Schedler's term through January 2020, Ardoin received 298,652 votes, finishing in first place and advancing to the runoff election, where he faced Democratic candidate Gwen Collins-Greenup, who finished with 289,070 votes. In the runoff, on December 8, Ardoin defeated Collins-Greenup, 306,538 to 210,080, in a turnout of 17.2 percent of registered voters.
In July 2019, Ardoin hired State Representative Nancy Landry of Lafayette to become his chief of staff. In the 2019 Louisiana elections, Ardoin defeated Collins-Greenup to secure a full term as secretary of state, 59% to 41%.
