Dan Kyle

Daniel Guin Kyle, known as Dan Kyle (born August 29, 1937), is a businessman from Baton Rouge Louisiana, who served as his state's legislative auditor from 1989–2003, when he stepped down to run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner. An active Republican, Kyle uncovered many instances of misappropriations in state and local governments during his fifteen years as auditor. He planned to run for governor in 2003, but he switched to the insurance commissioner race, when another Republican candidate for that office, Tony Perkins, a state representative from East Baton Rouge Parish, abandoned the campaign to become president of the Family Research Council.

As legislative auditor, Kyle posted an office sign "In God We Trust, All Others We Audit." His work uncovered embezzlers, cronyism, and political kickbacks. His office moved against the late Elections Commissioner Jerry M. Fowler, indicted and convicted of receiving kickbacks from voting-machine contractors. Kyle investigated several college presidents but stressed that he does not believing in dismissing academic heads solely because of problems with an audit, as such positions are multi-faceted in scope. Kyle's work led to the conviction of nearly 250 public officials and government employees for the misappropriation of state funds.