Sharon Weston Broome
Sharon Weston Broome | |
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Broome, in 2018 | |
| Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – January 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kip Holden |
| Succeeded by | Sid Edwards |
| 99th President of the National League of Cities | |
| In office November 16, 2024 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | David Sander |
| Succeeded by | Steve Patterson |
| 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 | Sharon Weston October 1, 1956 |
| 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 an American politician who served as mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana between 2017 and 2025. She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 10, 2016. Broome is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor-president.
Broome previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 2005, and in the Louisiana State Senate, representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016. From 2008 to 2016, Broome was the President Pro Tempore of the state Senate. In 2011, she ran unopposed and was elected to her second full Senate term.
In late 2024, Broome was elected to serve as president of the National League of Cities. Shortly afterward, Broome was defeated for a third term, losing to Sid Edwards, a Republican who campaigned on concerns about Baton Rouge's swelling murder rate as well as the incorporation of a new city, St. George, in a previously unincorporated part of the parish during Broome's tenure.