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Shana Broussard '91 makes history as first Black FEC commissioner and chair

Shana Broussard '91

Staff Report
December 18, 2020
Updated January 18, 2021

Shana Broussard ‘91 is the latest Dillard alum making history. On December 9, Broussard was confirmed to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). She is the first African American to serve as a commissioner in the commission’s 45-year history. Not only is Broussard is one of six commissioners but she is also the chair.

 

Broussard was nominated October 28. Afterward, on October 30, her nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate who then confirmed Broussard 92-4. Sen. Chuck Schumer said, in a statement, “Shana Broussard has a distinguished career as a fierce advocate for free, fair, and open elections and will be an outstanding FEC commissioner. I’m proud to have recommended her for this historic nomination. As FEC Commissioner, I have no doubt that Shana will work tirelessly to protect the sanctity of our elections, the wellspring of our democracy, and defend the right of every American to have an equal say in who represents them.” 

 

In a separate statement, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said, “This is a landmark day since Shana Broussard will be the first person of color to serve on the Federal Elections Commission board in its 45 year history. Shana Broussard is an immensely qualified and well-respected attorney who has worked at the FEC for more than a decade. We must restore trust in the FEC, and this confirmation of Ms. Broussard will go a long way towards doing that.”

Beyond making history, Broussard's appointment brings stability to a group that has been fraught with friction. According to reports, the FEC has had trouble conducting critical business because of a lack of commissioners. That business has included campaign investigations, issuing fines and even putting new policies in place. According to Business Insider, there is a backlog of approximately 400 enforcement cases for a commission that had not conducted a public meeting in seven months before their January 14 meeting. In her role as chair, Broussard wants to bring "bring composure, compromise, and common purpose."

Born in Santa Barbara, California, Broussard was raised in Louisiana. Upon earning her bachelor’s degree in political science from Dillard, Broussard attended Southern University Law Center where she earned her J.D. As an attorney, she served as an attorney advisor for the Internal Revenue Service as well as deputy disciplinary counsel for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board and New Orleans assistant district attorney. Broussard has also served as counsel to FEC commissioner Steven T. Walther. With the FEC, Broussard received the Outstanding Performance Award in 2011 and 2014.

 

The FEC “was created to promote confidence and participation in the democratic process” according to the agency’s website. Formed on the heels of the infamous Watergate scandal, the FEC is an independent regulatory agency that manages and enforces the federal campaign finance law with jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for president and vice president of the United States, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

Broussard continues a legacy of firsts by Dillard alumni going back to its Straight University and New Orleans University days. John W.E. Bowen Sr., an 1878 NOU graduate, is one of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. Famously, P.B.S. Pinchback, an 1885 graduate of Straight, is Louisiana's first Black governor. Also among the University's legacy of leadership are:  the late Revius O. Ortique '47, the first Black Louisiana Supreme Court justice; John Glapion '64, the first Black director of the New Orleans Recreational Department; Ruth J. Simmons '67, the first Black and first female president of an Ivy League institution; Carl Stewart '71, the first Black chief judge of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals; Melanie Davis '80, the first woman to officiate an NCAA Division I men's tournament basketball game; and Glenda McNeal '82, the first Black woman to serve on the American Express executive committee.

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HBCU Digest: "Dillard Breaks Giving Tuesday Fundraising Record"

Cador '21 reflects on fall 2020 with WWNO-FM

Kaylan Tanner named one of Seventeen's 2020 Voices of the Year

Several proposed New Orleans street renamings for Dillard, Straight alumni and Albert Dent

Esmail talks nature of increased crime in city with WVUE

Collins discusses Cedric Richmond leaving Congress for White House with WVUE

Alum Ryan Banks puts on virtual L.O.C.A.L.S' Music Festival

Alum and Broadway star Kyle Banks puts on free virtual show to increase diabetes awareness

Alum Ashle Mitchell celebrated as "Yardrunner" by Nike

Collins: Election results show near 50 percent turnover at Criminal District Court

Condoll breaks down Louisiana's Amendment 7 on WDSU prior to November 3rd election

Urban studies and public policy junior Gentry featured in 2020 HBCU Digest Honors

Poetry Rooted in History: Brenda Marie Osbey

Alumnus James Williams named U.S. Venture's president of U.S. Lubricants Division

Mustapha quoted by Forbes regarding women and work during COVID-19

Collins on Democrats and Amy Coney Barrett

Alumnus Carl Stewart delivers keynote for University of Notre Dame law school

Enrollment Management VP Page on advising students for financial aid

Alumna Paramore named executive director of Travelers Aid Society of Greater New Orleans

Dallas Weekly chats with President Kimbrough regarding the Black community and vaccinations

Senior Smith featured as "young superstar" by Charles Koch Foundation

Atty. Kimbrough: "Black hair has always been policed in this country"

Collins: Coney Barrett nomination would be a "source of pride" for Louisiana 

A.D. Barnes on the "Straight to the Point" sports show

Collins analyzes La. secretary of state's absentee voting tutorial

Alumna Leyte Winfield on HBCUs' preparing Black students for careers in science

Palmer, one of New Orleans Magazine's "People to Watch"

Alumnus Baker discusses how the Louisiana Weekly gives context to the Black experience in news

Saloy discusses resilience through words in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

Alumnus Floyd Wilson Jr. discusses 47-year-old police bill of rights with The Washington Post 

The New Orleans Tribune recounts legacies of Straight College's Walter L. Cohen and James Madison Vance Jr.

Dillard School of STEM, an example of "empowering success"

Collins talks to The Lens about local wedding venue's COVID-19 restrictions violations

President Kimbrough quoted by Los Angeles Times about Kamala Harris VP nomination

Ray Charles director Palmer talks Black chefs, program with Gambit

Alumna Benjamin awarded 2020 Laurel Award for Dedication to Community Service

A.D. Barnes talks leadership advancement as a Black woman with WGNO-TV

President Kimbrough joins local university presidents for equity in higher education discussion 

Sigur discusses Apple, Dillard coding partnership

Alumna Friedman to host "Chicago Tonight: Black Voices"

Dallas Weekly profiles alumna and banking executive Cassandra McKinney

For HBCUs, the coronavirus pandemic hits especially close to home

Film student Peters "chases his passion"

President Kimbrough on how COVID-19 will change higher education

Collins: Mayor's new texting service could be providing valuable data

Broady discusses Black families' struggles during pandemic with The New York Times

Esmail on Dixie Beer name change

DU junior battling COVID-19: "Don't let your guard down"

Lumina Foundation: "Dillard University students rise to the challenge"

Significance of Juneteenth - Dr. Eva Baham 

Chief Medical Officer Hébert hosts video series on sickle cell anemia

Alumna Alves named Bradford & Barthel LLP chief diversity officer

Esmail talks race relations on Juneteenth

Alumna McNeal first African American woman on American Express's executive committee

The Washington Post quotes President Kimbrough on president's HBCU claims

Broady one of 19 Black economists celebrated on Juneteenth

Esmail discusses "pivotal shift in societal views on race"

Collins: Renaming Jefferson Davis Parkway a sign of city council being "responsive to the will of the people" 

Esmail: Policing policies terminology needs to be more "forceful"

Alumna Roberts named Xavier Exponential director

Alumnus Atwood brings Houston its first hip hop museum

President Kimbrough on COVID-19's exacerbating inequities in higher education

Alumna Fleming named Florida SouthWestern State College dean of education

Dean Broady talks BLS jobs report on #RolandMartinUnfiltered

Words matter for college presidents, but so will actions

President Kimbrough discusses Black college graduates' COVID, civil unrest struggles 

Esmail: Harmony between NOPD, protesters influenced by several factors

President Kimbrough discusses future of HBCUs in New Orleans with the Kresge Foundation

Alumna Kopylov named to Posse Foundation national board

Alumna Domingue-Glover talks actors' struggles amid COVID-19

Palmer: New Orleans restaurants "essential to our community"

VP Barnes on police brutality and racism in the wake of George Floyd's death

Alumna Astasia Williams talks life as Washington Redskins social media manager

Reflections in Black: Dillard alumna Samella Lewis

HBCUs after COVID-19: Sheen exclusive with President Kimbrough

Esmail discusses COVID-related financial difficulties for low-income workers

President Kimbrough talks fall 2020 amid COVID-19 with The Atlantic

Saloy comments on roots of jazz funerals as COVID-19 silences tradition

Alumna, DU 40 Under 40 recipient Mitchell selected MyNewOrleans.com Top Female Achiever

Hebert, Lesen, Fos named to COVID task force

Fos, Lesen discuss COVID racial disparities with columnist Sutton

AD Barnes discusses future of college athletics, institutions amid COVID

Columnist Sutton on COVID disparities: "Lesen...tried to warn us."

Alumnus Raj Smoove's online DJ sets create social connection

Hébert: "Protect La.'s vulnerable African Americans"

Lesen visits "CBS Evening News" to discuss COVID disparities

Nursing, Community Relations make PPE donations

Lesen: COVID disparities "produced by policy"

Environmental journalism professor cites Lesen

La. Budget Project cites Lesen

AD Barnes featured as P.O.W.E.R.ful women series

Collins discusses governor's COVID federal disaster declaration

Food Studies featured in USA Today's agriculture issue

Hébert: 10 things for African Americans to protect themselves from COVID

SAFE Fund featured example of how HBCUs try to minimize student debt

President Kimbrough examines Trump's claim to have saved HBCUs

Report: HBCUs produce higher income, more prosperity for students

President Kimbrough: "Missouri effect" part of HBCU enrollment increase

Alumnus Lynn leverages Facebook employment to help small businesses

AD Barnes on athletics' post-Katrina return: "Hiring, trust and relationships are everything."

Report: HBCUs produce more upwardly mobile graduates than PWIs 

Alumna Bolden recognized by National AfterSchool Association

AT&T donates $250,000 to College of Business

Kimbrough joins star-studded panel at Essence Fest to discuss HBCUs' helping close nation's economic divide

President Kimbrough featured on MyNewOrleans.com in style

University receives $1.25M for STEM research