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From 2000 to 2004, Scott Angelle served as the first parish president of St. Martin Parish and from 1998 to 2000 the vice president of the Huval land management companies in Lafayette.  

From 2000 to 2004, Scott Angelle served as the first parish president of St. Martin Parish and from 1998 to 2000 the vice president of the Huval land management companies in Lafayette.  

In 2004, Democratic [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] named Angelle as the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. He was retained by Blanco's former opponent and successsor, Republican Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. Angelle left the position for six months in 2010 to become the interim lieutenant governor. In accepting the appointment, Angelle agreed to switch parties and not to run in the 2010 special election to finish the term of [[liberal]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who resigned to become the [[mayor]] of [[New Orleans]], a post that Landrieu's father, [[Maurice Edwin Landrieu|Moon Landrieu]], held from 1970 to 1978. Angelle switched from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to [[Republican Party|Republican]] affiliation as a condition of becoming the interim lieutenant governor.<ref>"Day after resignation, Angelle announces PSC candidacy," ''The Alexandria Town Talk,'' August 9, 2012.</ref> Upon becoming lieutenant governor, Angelle temporarily relinquished the job of secretary of the Department of Natural Resources but continued to serve as Governor Jindal's legislative lobbyist.<ref>"Inteim lieutenant governor starts Monday," ''''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' May 16, 2020.</ref> Angelle returned to his position in Natural Resources after his time as lieutenant governor ended.<ref>"Angelle takes office as lt. governor," ''The Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star,'' May 17, 2010, p. 6A.</ref>​

In 2004, Democratic [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] named Angelle as the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. He was retained by Blanco's former opponent and successsor, Republican Governor [[Bobby Jindal]]. Angelle left the position for six months in 2010 to become the interim lieutenant governor. In accepting the appointment, Angelle agreed to switch parties and not to run in the 2010 special election to finish the term of [[liberal]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who resigned to become the [[mayor]] of [[New Orleans]], a post that Landrieu's father, [[Maurice Edwin Landrieu|Moon Landrieu]], held from 1970 to 1978. Angelle switched from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to [[Republican Party|Republican]] affiliation as a condition of becoming the interim lieutenant governor.<ref>"Day after resignation, Angelle announces PSC candidacy," ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' August 9, 2012.</ref> Upon becoming lieutenant governor, Angelle temporarily relinquished the job of secretary of the Department of Natural Resources but continued to serve as Governor Jindal's legislative lobbyist.<ref>"Inteim lieutenant governor starts Monday," ''''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' May 16, 2020.</ref> Angelle returned to his position in Natural Resources after his time as lieutenant governor ended.<ref>"Angelle takes office as lt. governor," ''The Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star,'' May 17, 2010, p. 6A.</ref>​

In 2012, Angelle was elected to succeed the retiring Republican James Morgan "Jimmy" Field (born 1940) on the Public Service Commission, a position he filled until early 2017.  In 2015, he ran for governor as a Republican and finished in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] with 214,907 votes (19.3 percent).​ Another Moderate Republican candidate, former Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, drew 166,656 votes (15 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> In the ensuing [[general election]], Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] was defeated by the current Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]], whose liberal positions were mostly hidden to the voters. Dardenne broke partisan ranks to endorse Edwards, under whose administration he is the Commissioner of Administration, but Angelle took no stand on the Edwards-Vitter showdown. The failure of the Republican candidates to coalesce behind Vitter worked greatly to Edwards' advantage.

In 2012, Angelle was elected to succeed the retiring Republican James Morgan "Jimmy" Field (born 1940) on the Public Service Commission, a position he filled until early 2017.  In 2015, he ran for governor as a Republican and finished in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] with 214,907 votes (19.3 percent).​ Another Moderate Republican candidate, former Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, drew 166,656 votes (15 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> In the ensuing [[general election]], Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] was defeated by the current Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]], whose liberal positions were mostly hidden to the voters. Dardenne broke partisan ranks to endorse Edwards, under whose administration he is the Commissioner of Administration, but Angelle took no stand on the Edwards-Vitter showdown. The failure of the Republican candidates to coalesce behind Vitter worked greatly to Edwards' advantage.