Jay Dardenne

Jay Dardenne
Louisiana Commissioner of Administration
In office
January 11, 2016 – January 8, 2024
GovernorJohn Bel Edwards
Preceded byStafford Palmieri
Succeeded byTaylor F. Barras
53rd Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
In office
November 22, 2010 – January 11, 2016
GovernorBobby Jindal
Preceded byScott Angelle
Succeeded byBilly Nungesser
Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
November 10, 2006 – November 22, 2010
GovernorKathleen Blanco
Bobby Jindal
Preceded byAl Ater
Succeeded byTom Schedler
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 16th district
In office
1992–2006
Preceded byKenneth Osterberger
Succeeded byBill Cassidy
Personal details
Born
John Leigh Dardenne Jr.

(1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 (age 70)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCathy McDonald
Children2
EducationLouisiana 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. Dardenne was Louisiana secretary of state. He was previously 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.