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Nancy Landry

Nancy Ruth Landry
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 31st district
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by Donald Trahan
Personal details
Born June 1962
Japan
Political party Independent-turned-Republican (2008)
Children 2
Residence Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Alma mater Louisiana State University
Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU
Occupation Family Law Counselor
Website Rep. Nancy Landry

Nancy Ruth Landry (born June 1962) is a family practice lawyer from Lafayette, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 31 (Lafayette and Vermilion parishes). She won the seat in a special election in 2008 upon the resignation of Republican Donald Trahan. In the 2007 nonpartisan blanket primary, Landry had come within thirty-three votes of defeating Trajan.

Because of her father's United States Navy career, Landry was born in Japan and currently resides in Lafayette. She is a mother of two.

Nancy Landry received her education from the following institutions:

Nancy Landry has been a member of the following committees:

On May 19, 2015, Landry, a former Independent, was one of four Republicans on the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee—the others were Mike "Pete" Huval of Breaux Bridge, Gregory A. Miller of Norco, and Clay Schexnayder of Gonzales—who voted to table on a 10-2 vote the proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, authored by Republican Representative Mike Johnson of Bossier Parish and strongly supported by the conservative Louisiana Family Forum. Only fellow Republican Ray Garofalo of Chalmette stood with Johnson. Governor Bobby Jindal, who supported the legislation, then issued an executive order to implement the measure. Johnson said that he will in 2016, if he is reelected, re-introduce the measure because he prefers a statutory law to address the issue. Johnson explained that the measure is designed to block the state government from pulling licenses or tax benefits from a company because of the owner's counter view of same-sex marriage. Among Democrats who opposed the measure were committee chairman Neil Abramson and Joseph Bouie, Jr., both of New Orleans, Patrick O. Jefferson of Arcadia, and Alfred C. Williams of Baton Rouge.


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