Shana M. Broussard

Shana M. Broussard is an American attorney serving as a commissioner of the Federal Election Commission. Nominated by President Donald Trump, she assumed office on December 15, 2020.
Early life and education.
Broussard was born on the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara, California and raised in Louisiana. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dillard University and a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center.
Career.
Broussard served as a New Orleans Assistant District Attorney. She later served as an Attorney Advisor at the Internal Revenue Service 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 Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Broussard to serve as a Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission. She is the first Black commissioner. On October 30, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate. She was nominated to the vacancy created by the resignation of Ann Ravel on March 1, 2017. On December 9, 2020, she was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 92–4. She was sworn in on December 15, 2020.