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|governor=[[John Bel Edwards]]
|governor=[[John Bel Edwards]]
|term_start=May 9, 2018<br>
|term_start=May 9, 2018<br>
|term_end=January 8, 2024
(Acting secretary of state from May 9 to December 8, 2018)
(Acting secretary of state from May 9 to December 8, 2018)
|predeceded=[[Tom Schedler]]
|predeceded=[[Tom Schedler]]
|succeeded=Nancy Landry
|birth_date=July 31, 1967
|birth_date=July 31, 1967
|birth_place=Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
|birth_place=Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
|spouse=Letti Lowe Ardoin
|spouse=Letti Lowe Ardoin
|children =Abbigale Ardoin
|children =Abbigale Ardoin
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]}}
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]}}
'''Robert Kyle Ardoin''', known as '''Kyle Ardoin''' (born July 31, 1967), is the [[Louisiana]] Secretary of State, a post he has filled since May 18, 2018.. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he won an easy victory in the [[special election]] runoff contest to finish the remaining thirteen months of the term of [[Tom Schedler]], who resigned in the spring of 2018 under a sexual harassment cloud.
'''Robert Kyle Ardoin''', known as '''Kyle Ardoin''' (born July 31, 1967), is the outgoing [[Louisiana]] Secretary of State, a post he has filled since May 18, 2018. A convert to the [[Republican Party]], he won an easy victory in the [[special election]] runoff contest to finish the remaining thirteen months of the term of [[Tom Schedler]], who resigned in the spring of 2018 under a sexual harassment cloud. He then won a full term in 2019. He did not seek reelection in 2023, and the post will pass on January 8, 2024, to his chief of staff, Nancy Landry, who won the seat in the November 18, 2023, runoff election against Ardoin's former opponent, Gwen Collins-Greenup.
==Background==
==Background==