campaign in 2019 In August 2018, Landry indicated that he may forego his planned bid for reelection as attorney general in 2019 and instead challenge Governor John Bel Edwards, who is seeking a second term. Landry said that people everywhere approach him and urge him to seek the governorship. He indicated that he may run unless U.S. Senator John N. Kennedy decides to enter the gubernatorial race and called upon interested Republican candidates to announce their intentions. Landry has broken with Edwards on numerous political issues, including the voter referendum scheduled on November 6, 2018, which requires unanimous jury consent for felony convictions, rather than the current ten of twelve jurors. Only Louisiana and Oregon have the lower threshold. In November, Landry announced that he would not run for governor but instead seek reelection as attorney general. Landry is the chairman of the Louisiana Committee for a Conservative Majority, which is targeting "Republicans in Name Only" (RINO) state legislators in the 2019 elections. Landry has stated he wants party faithful to rally around conservative orthodoxy, rather than a big tent. On October 12, 2019, Landry was overwhelmingly re-elected by a 2-1 margin. 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election On October 5, 2022, Landry officially launched his campaign for Governor of Louisiana in the 2023 election. Personal life Landry and his wife, the former Sharon LeBlanc, have one son, J. T. Landry (born 2004). While serving in the House of Representatives, Landry kept an apartment in Washington, D.C., while his wife and son resided in his district in Louisiana. Electoral history References External links Congressman Jeff Landry official U.S. House website Jeff Landry for Congress Jeff Landry profile at FactCheck.org |- |- 1970 births Living people 21st-century American politicians American police officers Businesspeople from Louisiana Louisiana Attorneys General Louisiana lawyers Louisiana National Guard personnel Loyola University New Orleans alumni People from New Iberia, Louisiana People from St. Martinville, Louisiana Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana Tea Party movement activists United States Army soldiers University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni