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Jordan is married to the former Cynthia Riley (born September 13, 1953).<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> Jordan is a [[Baptist]].
Jordan is married to the former Cynthia Riley (born September 13, 1953).<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> Jordan is a [[Baptist]].
==State Senator=
==Two terms in the state Senate==
Jordan unseated [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator [[Allen Bares]] in the 1991 [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> Bares had been first elected to the Senate in 1979, when he was challenged by among others, the equally [[pro-life]] [[Dud Lastrapes]], later the [[conservative]] Republican [[mayor]] of Lafayette. Bares, who had also served in the state House from 1972 to 1980, won again in 1983 and 1987.
Jordan unseated [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator [[Allen Bares]] in the 1991 [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> Bares had been first elected to the Senate in 1979, when he was challenged by among others, the equally [[pro-life]] [[Dud Lastrapes]], later the [[conservative]] Republican [[mayor]] of Lafayette. Bares, who had also served in the state House from 1972 to 1980, won again in 1983 and 1987.