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Kyle is a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Executive Committee.​ In 2007, as the deputy chairman of the state Republican Party under since former chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr. (pronounced VILLARY), Kyle worked for the unsuccessful GOP candidate for state attorney general, [[Royal Alexander]] of [[Shreveport]], who was handily defeated by the Democrat [[Buddy Caldwell]] of Tallulah in Madson Parish, who later temporarily became a Republican. The GOP claimed that Caldwell spent public funds for personal uses and that he cursed and threatened Dan Kyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centrallapolitics.blogspot.com/2007/10/continuing-smear-campaign-of-dan-kyle.html|title=Central La. Politics: "Continuing Smear Campaign of Dan Kyle against Buddy Caldwell," October 7, 2007|publisher=centrallapolitics.blogspot.com|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref>​

Kyle is a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Executive Committee.​ In 2007, as the deputy chairman of the state Republican Party under since former chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr. (pronounced VILLARY), Kyle worked for the unsuccessful GOP candidate for state attorney general, [[Royal Alexander]] of [[Shreveport]], who was handily defeated by the Democrat [[Buddy Caldwell]] of Tallulah in Madson Parish, who later temporarily became a Republican. The GOP claimed that Caldwell spent public funds for personal uses and that he cursed and threatened Dan Kyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centrallapolitics.blogspot.com/2007/10/continuing-smear-campaign-of-dan-kyle.html|title=Central La. Politics: "Continuing Smear Campaign of Dan Kyle against Buddy Caldwell," October 7, 2007|publisher=centrallapolitics.blogspot.com|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref>​

In 2008, Kyle along with another Republican, Wayne Carter, then a parish council member and later a state representative, and a Democrat, Ron Johnson, ran unsuccessfully for the mayor-presidency of East Baton Rouge Parish but were handily defeated by the [[incumbent]] Democrat Kip Holden, an African American who scored his second term in the executive office. Kyle called for the establishment of a public bus system to help with traffic congestion.<ref>Keitha Nelson, "Mayoral candidates outline transportation ideas," WAFB-TV, September 24, 2008.</ref> Kyle criticized Holden's bond issue as an example of "tax-and-spend philosophy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.225batonrouge.com/news/2008/aug/28/kips-taxing-plan/|author=Jeremy Alford|title= "Kip's taxing plan", August 28, 2009|publisher=225batonrouge.com|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> Kyle ran a weak second in the mayor-parish presidency, having polled 12,886 votes (12.2 percent). Holden received 75,450 (71.2 percent), and Carter polled 11,341 (10.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Elect6ion Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Holden won in 2004 when he defeated the incumbent Republican Mayor-President Bobby R. Simpson.​

In 2008, Kyle along with another Republican, Wayne Carter, then a parish council member and later a state representative, and a Democrat, Ron Johnson, ran unsuccessfully for the mayor-presidency of East Baton Rouge Parish but were handily defeated by the [[incumbent]] Democrat Kip Holden, an African American who scored his second term in the executive office. Kyle called for the establishment of a public bus system to help with traffic congestion.<ref>Keitha Nelson, "Mayoral candidates outline transportation ideas," WAFB-TV, September 24, 2008.</ref> Kyle criticized Holden's bond issue as an example of "tax-and-spend philosophy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.225batonrouge.com/news/2008/aug/28/kips-taxing-plan/|author=Jeremy Alford|title= "Kip's taxing plan", August 28, 2009|publisher=225batonrouge.com|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> Kyle ran a weak second in the mayor-parish presidency, having polled 12,886 votes. In 2004, Holden unseated Republican Mayor-President Bobby R. Simpson.​

In June 2009, as treasurer of the Louisiana GOP, Kyle became one of the directors of a national [[U.S. President|presidential]] fund-raising effort promoting Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. According to Kyle, the group hoped to raise $60 million to persuade Jindal to seek the 2012 party nomination, ultimately taken by [[Mitt Romney]] of [[Utah]].<ref name=jindal>{{cite news|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/48123092.html|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=Official pulls out of Jindal grou,|date=June 16, 2009|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessed November 23, 2009}}</ref> Others on the committee were former State Representative Louis "Woody: Jenkins and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Steve Scalise]]. Former state Senator [[Tom Schedler]] of Slidell had his name removed from the group, not because he opposed Jindal but because such fund-raising activity could conflict with Schedler's then role as first assistant to Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.<ref name=jindal/>​ Jindal withdrew from the presidential nominating campaign even before the [[primary|primaries]] began.

In June 2009, as treasurer of the Louisiana GOP, Kyle became one of the directors of a national [[U.S. President|presidential]] fund-raising effort promoting Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. According to Kyle, the group hoped to raise $60 million to persuade Jindal to seek the 2012 party nomination, ultimately taken by [[Mitt Romney]] of [[Utah]].<ref name=jindal>{{cite news|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/48123092.html|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=Official pulls out of Jindal grou,|date=June 16, 2009|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessed November 23, 2009}}</ref> Others on the committee were former State Representative Louis "Woody: Jenkins and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Steve Scalise]]. Former state Senator [[Tom Schedler]] of Slidell had his name removed from the group, not because he opposed Jindal but because such fund-raising activity could conflict with Schedler's then role as first assistant to Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.<ref name=jindal/>​ Jindal withdrew from the presidential nominating campaign even before the [[primary|primaries]] began.

In October 2009, Kyle was named chief financial officer for Southern Star Amusement, Inc., a startup company which sought to redevelop the  Six Flags [[New Orleans]] theme park, closed since [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck in August 2005. Southern Star planned to construct a water and theme park at the former Six Flags site.<ref>"Former legislative auditor gets new position," WBRZ-TV, October 20, 2009.</ref>​

In October 2009, Kyle was named chief financial officer for Southern Star Amusement, Inc., a startup company which sought to redevelop the  Six Flags [[New Orleans]] theme park, closed since [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck in August 2005. Southern Star planned to construct a water and theme park at the former Six Flags site.<ref>"Former legislative auditor gets new position," WBRZ-TV, October 20, 2009.</ref>​

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==Summation==

==Summation==

In his race for insurance commissioner, Kyle summed up his political motivation, accordingly.​

In his race for insurance commissioner, Kyle summed up his political motivation, accordingly.​