Shane Broadway

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|image = Shane Broadway ASU System.jpg

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| name = Shane Broadway

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| state = Arkansas

| state_senate = Arkansas

| district = 22nd

| term_start = January 13, 2003

| term_end = January 10, 2011

| predecessor = Alvin Simes (redistricted)

| successor = Jeremy Hutchinson

| constituency =

| majority =

| state_house3 =Arkansas

| district3 =46th

| term_start3 =January 13, 1997{{harvp|"SOS"|1998|pp= 360-363}}.

| term_end3 =January 13, 2003

| predecessor3 = Larry Mitchell{{harvp|"SOS"|1998|pp= 356-358}}.

| successor3 = Marvin Parks

| office2=81st Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives

| term_start2=January 8, 2001

| term_end2=January 13, 2003

| predecessor2 = Bob Johnson

| successor2 =Herschel W. Cleveland

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|8|30}}

| birth_place =Benton, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Arkansas State University

| occupation =Public servant and university administrator

| spouse = {{married|Debbie Tableriou|1996}}

| residence = Bryant, Arkansas

}}

Shane Broadway (born August 30, 1972) is a former Democratic state legislator, serving in the Arkansas General Assembly from 1997 to 2011 with a focus on education policy. Following an unsuccessful bid for Arkansas Lieutenant Governor in 2010, Broadway served as interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, and is currently the Vice President for University Relations at the Arkansas State University System in Little Rock.

Personal life and education

Broadway was born in Benton to parents Charles and Bertha Broadway on August 30, 1972. He attended Bryant High School in Central Arkansas, graduating in 1990. He attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1994 and receiving the Robert E. Lee Wilson Award and the Distinguished Service Award. Broadway married the former Debbie Tableriou in a ceremony at the Arkansas State Capitol in March 1996.{{ cite web |title= Shane Broadway (1972–) |url= https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/shane-broadway-12935/ |work= Encyclopedia of Arkansas |publisher= Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System |location= Little Rock |first=Cody Lynn |last= Berry |date= October 13, 2017 }}{{cite web|title=Shane Broadway's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10834/shane-broadway#.UjsOZ8brxP0|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=19 September 2013}}

Career

=Politics=

Broadway was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1996, serving until 2002. He became Speaker of the Arkansas House during his tenure. Broadway was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006.{{cite web|title=Shane Broadway|url=http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Pages/MemberProfile.aspx?member=Broadway|publisher=Arkansas State Legislature|accessdate=19 September 2013}}

In 2010, Broadway ran for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, but lost by two points to Mark Darr.{{cite news |title=For incoming No. 2, politics new territory GOP’s Darr eager to start state work |url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/nov/14/incoming-no-2-politics-new-territory-20101114/ |work=Arkansas Online |date=November 14, 2010 |accessdate=November 30, 2010 }} Broadway was endorsed by Mike Beebe, who won reelection in the 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election.

=Education=

Beebe appointed Broadway as director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education a few months later. The Republican legislature objected to Broadway's nomination as he didn't meet the requirement as "an experienced educator in the field of higher education" according to the law. Broadway's successor in the Senate, Jeremy Hutchinson, unsuccessfully sought to change the requirement to allow Broadway to fill the post.{{cite news|last=Brawner|first=Steve|title=Broadway Could Be Permanent Higher Ed Director If Bill Passes|url=http://talkbusiness.net/2013/03/broadway-could-be-higher-ed-director-if-bill-passes/ |accessdate=February 2, 2020 |newspaper=Talk Business Arkansas|date=7 March 2013}} Broadway remained interim director until taking a position with the Arkansas State University System in 2013. The requirement was later changed when Asa Hutchinson nominated Johnny Key, who also lacked experience as an educator, in 2015.

References

{{cite book |last1= Priest |first1= Sharon |author-link1=Sharon Priest |editor1-last= Runnells |editor1-first= Jonathan |title= Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State |year= 1998 |publisher= Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State |oclc= 40157815 |ref={{harvid|"SOS"|1998}} }}

External links

[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10834/shane-broadway#.UjsOZ8brxP0 Project Vote Smart page]
[https://twitter.com/shanebroadway Twitter account]

{{s-ttl|title=Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas|years=2010}}

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|title=Arkansas Senate
22nd District

|before=Alvin Simes (became 17th District)

|after=Jeremy Hutchinson

|years=January 2003 – January 10, 2011}}

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|title=Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives

|before=Bob Johnson

|after=Herschel W. Cleveland

|years=2001 – January 2003}}

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