Sharon Weston Broome | |
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| Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish[a] | |
| 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 | October 1, 1956 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marvin Broome |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (BA) Regent University (MA) |
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]
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.
In 2024, Broome was elected as president of the National League of Cities.[5]
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- ^ "Senator Sharon Weston Broome - District 15". Louisiana State Senate. January 6, 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Sharon Weston Broome sworn in as Baton Rouge's mayor-president". January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Broome takes oath of office as Mayor-President".
- ^ Finley, Taryn (December 12, 2016). "Baton Rouge Elects Its First Black Woman Mayor". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Bralley, Lucia Restrepo (November 16, 2024). "Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome becomes National League of Cities president". WBRZ. Retrieved November 17, 2024.