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Sharon Broome's Biography

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222 Saint Louis Street, 3rd Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

222 Saint Louis Street, 3rd Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Full Name:

Sharon Weston Broome

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Marvin; 3 Children: David, Sarah, Daniel

Birth Date:

10/01/1956

Birth Place:

Chicago, IL

Home City:

Baton Rouge, LA

BA, Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

MA, Communications, Regent University

Mayor-President, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2017-present

Mayor-President, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 2017-present

Former President Pro Tempore, Louisiana State Senate

Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District 15, 2005-2016

Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 29, 1991-2005

Mayor Vice-President Pro Tempore, 1991-1992

Former Member, Baton Rouge Metro Council, 1989-1992

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Local and Municipal Affairs Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Select Women and Children Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Member, State Select Committee on High School Interscholastic Atheltics

Reporter, 2 On Your Side, WBRZ-TV

Experience, Assistant Political Action Director

Experience, Communications Consultant

Public Affairs Manager, Georgia Gulf Corporation

Adjunct Instructor, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University

President, Sharon Broome Communications, Incorporated

Adjunct Instructor, Southern University

TV Station Public Affairs, Traffic Director

Communications Director, 1987

Marketing and Promotions Assistant, 1986

Regional Development Office, 1985

Southern University Center for Women Studies, Advisory Board

East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, Board

National Council of State Legislators, Communications Committee

Member, Encore Plus, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

Experience, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Experience, Leadership Greater Baton Rouge

Leadership Louisiana, Leadership Louisiana

Ministry Advisor/Member, Life Changers Christian Center Church

Member, Louisiana State University Manship School Board of Visitors

Experience, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Member, North Baton Rouge Women's Help Center

Member, Quota Club International

Member, Star Hill Church

Experience, Touch a Life Foundation

Member, Tyrus Thomas, Incorporated

Member, Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation

Experience, Young Life Urban Task Force

Awards:

Top 25 Most Influential Women, Baton Rouge Business Report; Ghandi, King, Ikeda Community Builder's Award, Morehouse College

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