Sharon Weston Broome
Incumbent mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharon Weston Broome (born October 1, 1956) is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She served in the Louisiana State Senate representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016.[1] She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 10, 2016.[2][3] Broome is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor-president.[4]
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Sharon Weston Broome | |
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Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish[lower-alpha 1] | |
Assumed office January 2, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Kip Holden |
President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate | |
In office January 14, 2008 – January 11, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Diana Bajoie |
Succeeded by | Gerald Long |
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 12, 2005 – January 11, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Kip Holden |
Succeeded by | Regina Barrow |
Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
In office January 2004 – January 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Peppi Bruneau |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 29th district | |
In office January 13, 1992 – January 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Clyde Kimball |
Succeeded by | Regina Barrow |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-10-01) October 1, 1956 (age 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Marvin Broome |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (BA) Regent University (MA) |
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From 2008 to 2016, Broome was the President Pro Tempore of the state Senate. In 2011, she was elected to her second full Senate term without opposition.