Mandie Landry

{{Infobox officeholder | name = Mandie Landry | birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | state_house = Louisiana | district = 91st | term_start = January 13, 2020 | preceded = [[Walt Leger III]] | education = [[University of Notre Dame]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }}

'''Mandie Landry''' is an American attorney and progressive politician serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the 91st district. Elected in November 2019, she assumed office on January 13, 2020.

== Early life and education == Landry was born and raised in [[New Orleans]]. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the [[University of Notre Dame]] in 2000 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Georgetown University Law Center]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Representative Mandie Landry|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=91|access-date=2021-08-12|website=house.louisiana.gov}}</ref>

== Career == As an undergraduate, Landry was a legal assistant for [[Amnesty International]]. She also served as a staff assistant for Congressman [[Dave Obey]] and as a legislative correspondent for Senator [[Debbie Stabenow]]. After graduating from law school, Landry worked briefly as an attorney at [[Skadden]]. From 2006 to 2010, she was an associate at [[Katten Muchin Rosenman]], specializing in commercial litigation and internal investigations. She was an associate at Lemle & Kelleher from 2010 to 2013 and Liskow & Lewis from 2013 to 2015. Landry founded her own law firm in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Your New Louisiana Legislators|url=https://www.ssgla.com/blog/meet-your-new-louisiana-legislators|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Southern Strategy Group Louisiana|language=en-US}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] in November 2019 and assumed office on January 13, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mandie Landry|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mandie_Landry|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>

On May 6, 2022, Landry, a progressive Democrat, publicly announced her run for the district 5 state senate seat, seeking to replace former Louisiana Senator Karen Carter Peterson.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hilburn |first1=Greg |title=Rep. Mandie Landry first to announce for New Orleans Senate seat |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/05/06/democrat-mandie-landry-first-announce-new-orleans-senate-seat-will-support-abortion-rights-lgbtq/9674971002/ |publisher=[[The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana)|The Daily Advertiser]] |access-date=6 July 2022 |date=6 May 2022}}</ref> On November 8, 2022, Landry was defeated by [[Royce Duplessis]], a Democrat, in the race for the Senate District 5 seat.<ref>[https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/royce-duplessis-defeats-mandie-landry-to-claim-state-senate-seat-representing-new-orleans/article_850e506a-5fc2-11ed-9434-2f7fc1538703.html Royce Duplesis defeats Mandie Landry to claim state senate seat representing New Orleans]</ref> That same month, Landry changed her voter registration to No Party Preference.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=lapoliticsnow|number=1612581627942653954|title=Rep. @votelandry has switched to no party. Did so in November. Dems have one less in the stage House. #lalege #lagov}}</ref> Landry rejoined the Democratic Party before the legislature returned to session.

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