Kyle Ardoin

Republican | Louisiana

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Kyle Ardoin


Party

Republican


Election Year

2019


Election

General


Race

Sec. of State


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Kyle Ardoin websites FacebookXYouTubeLinkedIn

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Political Science, 1990

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Louisiana Board of Directors, St Aloysius Catholic Church ACTS Retreat Group

Member, Knights of Columbus - Council 3743, Member

Louisiana Pachyderm Club, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

West Baton Rouge Parish School Board, 1993-1997

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

West Baton Rouge Parish President, 1999

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 68, 2007

Race

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

St. Tammany Parish Republicans

LIBERAL (1)

Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO

OTHER (2)

GNOR PAC

Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI)

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Senator John Kennedy

Attorney General Jeff Landry

LABI Regional PACS

East Baton Rouge Parish GOP Executive Committee

Jefferson Parish GOP Executive Committee

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Bobby Jindal (2006)

Louisiana Family Forum (2019)

Republican Women's Organizations (2019)

State Republican Party Organizations (2019)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)

Craig "Bob" Hensgens (2018)

Eye of the Tiger PAC (2018)

Franklin Foil (2018)

Jeff Landry (2018)

Leadership Next PAC (2018)


OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Except when the mother's life is in danger, which should be a decision left up to the family, I do not support abortion under any circumstances.

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Except when the mother's life is in danger, which should be a decision left up to the family, I do not support abortion under any circumstances.


ECONOMY

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.

Disagree

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.

Disagree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Strongly Agree

Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Strongly Agree

What is the best way to bring down unemployment?

As Secretary of State, my job is to ensure safe and secure elections. I will leave such issues to policy makers.

What is the best way to bring down unemployment?

As Secretary of State, my job is to ensure safe and secure elections. I will leave such issues to policy makers.

What role should government play in boosting the economy?

As Secretary of State, my job is to ensure safe and secure elections. I will leave such issues to policy makers.

What role should government play in boosting the economy?

As Secretary of State, my job is to ensure safe and secure elections. I will leave such issues to policy makers.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.

Strongly Agree

Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree


HEALTHCARE

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.

Disagree

It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.

Disagree

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

As Secretary of State, my job is to ensure safe and secure elections. I will leave such issues to policy makers.

How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?

As Secretary of State, my job is to ensure safe and secure elections. I will leave such issues to policy makers.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

Strongly Agree

The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.

Strongly Agree


IMMIGRATION

I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.

Strongly Agree

I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.

Strongly Agree

State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.

Strongly Agree

State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.

Strongly Agree


EDUCATION

Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree

Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.

Strongly Agree

Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.

Strongly Agree

The LGBTQ+ political agenda poses a threat to First Amendment freedoms of speech, expression and religious exercise.

Strongly Agree

I support expanding protections in employment and accommodations based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Strongly Disagree

The LGBTQ+ political agenda poses a threat to First Amendment freedoms of speech, expression and religious exercise.

Strongly Agree

If children are given instruction in sex education in public schools, it should not express a preference for abstinence but should be comprehensive, offering discussions on various types of sexual orientations and behaviors plus all types of contraceptives.

Strongly Disagree

I support expanding protections in employment and accommodations based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Strongly Disagree

If children are given instruction in sex education in public schools, it should not express a preference for abstinence but should be comprehensive, offering discussions on various types of sexual orientations and behaviors plus all types of contraceptives.

Strongly Disagree

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

The Founders knew from their dealings with a tyrannical monarch that "absolute power corrupts absolutely." Therefore, they placed protections like checks and balances and the separation of powers in our Constitution to ensure that not one person or group of people could be more powerful than another-even solidifying the idea that "governments...derive their just powers from the consent of the governed" in the Declaration of Independence.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, and the Bible guides every part of my being.

What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?

The Founders knew from their dealings with a tyrannical monarch that "absolute power corrupts absolutely." Therefore, they placed protections like checks and balances and the separation of powers in our Constitution to ensure that not one person or group of people could be more powerful than another-even solidifying the idea that "governments...derive their just powers from the consent of the governed" in the Declaration of Independence.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, and the Bible guides every part of my being.


ABOUT YOU

I voted in these elections:

2012 Primary, 2012 General Election, 2014 Primary, 2014 General Election, 2016 Primary, 2016 General Election, 2018 Primary, 2018 General Election

I voted in these elections:

2012 Primary, 2012 General Election, 2014 Primary, 2014 General Election, 2016 Primary, 2016 General Election, 2018 Primary, 2018 General Election

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

The endorsements I have received from officials like Senator John Kennedy to Attorney General Jeff Landry to LABI's Regional PACS and multiple parish Republican Executive Committees, along with my solid record of defending the integrity of our elections, proves my conservative bona fides.

Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.

The endorsements I have received from officials like Senator John Kennedy to Attorney General Jeff Landry to LABI's Regional PACS and multiple parish Republican Executive Committees, along with my solid record of defending the integrity of our elections, proves my conservative bona fides.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

For nearly ten years, I worked as First Assistant Secretary of State. In May of 2018, I became Secretary of State and was elected in December 2018. I know what the job entails. With the threat of cyberattacks and some who wish to make our elections less secure, we don't need on-the-job training.

What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?

For nearly ten years, I worked as First Assistant Secretary of State. In May of 2018, I became Secretary of State and was elected in December 2018. I know what the job entails. With the threat of cyberattacks and some who wish to make our elections less secure, we don't need on-the-job training.

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:

kyle@keepkylesos.com

E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:

kyle@keepkylesos.com

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

No Answer

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

No Answer


JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

Strongly Disagree

I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.

Strongly Disagree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support the death penalty.

No Answer

I support the death penalty.

No Answer

Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.

Strongly Agree

Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree

More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.

Strongly Disagree


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

Gambling should be limited to existing forms and should not be de-regulated or expanded.

Strongly Agree

Gambling should be limited to existing forms and should not be de-regulated or expanded.

Strongly Agree

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