Shana M. Broussard is an American attorney who served as the chair of the

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(FEC) for 2021. She has been a Democratic member of the FEC since December 15, 2020.

Early life and education

Broussard was born on the

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, and raised in

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. She earned a

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degree from

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and a

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from

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Career

Broussard served as a New Orleans Assistant District Attorney, and later as an Attorney Advisor at the

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and a Deputy Disciplinary Counsel at the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. She served as the counsel to FEC Commissioner Steven T. Walther.

Federal Election Commission

On October 28, 2020, President

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announced his intent to nominate Broussard to serve as a Commissioner of the

, the first Black commissioner of the FEC, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of

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on March 1, 2017. Her nomination was sent to the Senate on October 30, 2020, and she was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 92–4 on December 9, 2020, She was sworn in on December 15, 2020, with her term as Commissioner of the FEC expiring on April 30, 2023. On December 22, 2020, she was elected chair for the 2021 year.

References

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