Jay Dardenne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Dardenne
Occupation	lawyer
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1954(1954-02-06)
Age	70
Birthplace	Baton Rouge
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jay Dardenne Biography

Jay Dardenne is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on February 6, 1954 in Baton Rouge, United States. Dardenne was elected, becoming the first known Jewish statewide constitutional officer in Louisiana since the 1800s, when both Judah P. Benjamin and Benjamin F. Jonas were U.S. senators; Judah Benjamin later served as Secretary of State of the Confederate States of America.

In 1987, Dardenne narrowly lost his first race for the District 15 state Senate seat to the Democrat Larry S. Bankston, one of three sons of former Democratic state party chairman and centenarian Jesse Bankston. Dardenne then won an election for a seat on the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council and held that seat until 1992.

In 1991, Dardenne ran the District 16 seat in the state Senate vacated by the retiring Democrat-turned-Republican Kenneth Osterberger. In the primary, Dardenne trailed fellow Republican Lynda Imes, the District 8 member of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council. However, in the general election, Dardenne defeated Imes. Dardenne quickly gained a reputation as a champion of reform and a thorn in the side of Democratic Governor Edwin Washington Edwards. However, few of his reform proposals were enacted.

Following the election of Republican Murphy J. “Mike” Foster, Jr., as governor in 1995, Dardenne became the governor’s floor leader and began to pass landmark legislation. He continued to push unsuccessfully for reforms in the administration of Foster’s successor, Democrat Kathleen Babineaux Blanco. He did help pass constitutional amendments on term limits, coastal erosion, and victims’ rights. He worked for the creation of a single State Board of Ethics, spearheading reform of the river pilots’ system, and reducing government waste as the chairman of the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee. In 2003, Dardenne was named the “National Republican Legislator of the Year”.

Dardenne is one of two sons of the late Tonet and Johnny Dardenne; his grandparents were Nathan and Ula Coronna Abramson and Teakle Wallis “T. W.” and Esther Cohn Dardenne. His younger brother, Richard James Dardenne (1956-2018), was a basketball and track coach who spent his last years in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jay Dardenne Net Worth

Jay Dardenne is one of the richest lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Dardenne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John Leigh “Jay” Dardenne, Jr. (born February 6, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is serving as commissioner of administration for Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. A Rockefeller Republican, Dardenne served as the 53rd lieutenant governor of his state from 2010 to 2016. Running as a Republican, he won a special election for lieutenant governor held in conjunction with the regular November 2, 2010 general election. At the time, Dardenne was Louisiana secretary of state. Formerly, Dardenne was 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.

Dardenne is married to the former Catherine “Cathy” McDonald (born September 23, 1955). The couple has two sons: John Dardenne of Los Angeles, California, and Matthew Dardenne of Baton Rouge.

The major candidates in the race were Dardenne, Democratic state Senator Francis C. Heitmeier of New Orleans and Republican former State Chairman Mike Francis of Lafayette and Crowley. The race was characterized by attacks on Dardenne from Francis (both taking pro-life positions) over predominantly social issues, including Dardenne’s vote as Senator in the 1990s for language in the federal Hyde Amendment which allows for federally funded abortions in the case of rape or incest. These exceptions have been included since 1977 in response to women’s rights advocates, while abortion opponents argue that they punish the unborn for the crimes of the fathers. Dardenne maintained that his vote was required to ensure Louisiana continuing to receive Medicaid funds.

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Who is Jay Dardenne Dating?

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Dardenne received 30 percent of the vote in the primary; Heitmeier, 28 percent, and Francis, 26 percent. Minor candidates took the rest of the vote. A Dardenne v. Heitmeier runoff loomed. Francis chose not to endorse either candidate and said he would run for the seat in the 2007 regular election. In the end, Francis did not run for the position in the regular primary held on October 20, 2007.

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Yaroslav Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay Dardenne celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

He successfully pushed to cancel admission fees to the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport and the Old State Capitol and Old Arsenal Museum in Baton Rouge, saying that the financial loss from museum fees would be absorbed in his departmental budget through other cost reductions and that “people ought to be able to enjoy museums free of charge.” Dardenne promoted tourism through his office, taking a special interest in the creation of the Delta Music Museum and the companion restoration in 2008 of the Arcade Theatre in Ferriday.