Sharon Weston Broome information

Sharon Weston Broome
Sharon Weston Broome
Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish
	Incumbent
	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 (age 67); 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.

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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.

[LOU-2] "Senator Sharon Weston Broome - District 15". Louisiana State Senate. January 6, 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[3] "Sharon Weston Broome sworn in as Baton Rouge's mayor-president". January 2, 2017.

[4] "Broome takes oath of office as Mayor-President".

[5] Finley, Taryn (December 12, 2016). "Baton Rouge Elects Its First Black Woman Mayor". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

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Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish^[a]
Incumbent
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)