Jeff Landry

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Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 57th governor of Louisiana since 2024 and as the United States special envoy for Greenland since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2016 to 2024 as the 45th attorney general of Louisiana and from 2011 to 2013 as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Born in St. Martinville, Louisiana, Landry graduated from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He was a member of the Louisiana National Guard, which he joined while in high school, for 11 years. While in college, Landry worked as a police officer and sheriff's deputy. He ran for a seat in the Louisiana State Senate in 2007 but narrowly lost. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, serving one term. Landry defeated incumbent Louisiana attorney general Buddy Caldwell in 2015, and was reelected in 2019 with over 66% of the...

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