Shana M. Broussard
Biography
Commissioner Broussard of Louisiana joined the Commission in 2008 as an attorney in the Enforcement Division of the Office of General Counsel. In 2015, she was assigned on detail as Counsel for Commissioner Steven T. Walther, advising the Commissioner during his tenure as Chair in 2017 and continuing in that role until her own appointment as Commissioner. Commissioner Broussard previously was an Attorney Advisor at the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Professional Responsibility, and Deputy Disciplinary Counsel at the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. She also worked as a New Orleans Assistant District Attorney, and was appointed in that role to the Violent Offenders Strike Force.
An active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Commissioner Broussard has focused on making a positive impact on the Northern Virginia community. Commissioner Broussard served as the Second Vice President of the Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of the sorority, Chair of its Health Committee, and Co-Chair of its Risk Management Committee. From 2015-2018, Commissioner Broussard led Project Esther, the chapter’s signature community service event dedicated to empowering women and children on their pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Commissioner Broussard is a proud alumna of two historically black universities (HBCUs), earning her B.A. from Dillard University and her J.D. cum laude from Southern University Law Center. She is the recipient of the NAACP 2015 Juneteenth Celebration Trailblazer Award for Terrebonne Parish in recognition of her achievement as the first African American attorney from Gibson, LA.
Statements and opinions
Advisory Opinions
- Advisory Opinion 2024-05, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, June 26, 2024 (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2024-02, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Citizens for Waters, February 15, 2024 (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2022-24, Allen Blue, February 1, 2023 (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2022-21, DSCC, et al., November 4, 2022 (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2022-20, Maggie for NH, November 4, 2022 (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2022-07, Congressman Eric Swalwell and Swalwell for Congress, August 10, 2022 (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2021-13, Matthew Hoh, January 27, 2022, (PDF)
- Advisory Opinion 2021-12, Congressman Adam Schiff and Schiff for Congress, November 23, 2021 (PDF)
Audits
- Statement on Final Audit of Madison Project, Inc., May 3, 2024
- Statement on Final Audit of Mississippi Republican Party, April 15, 2021
Enforcement
- MURs 7865 and 7866, Ditch Fund, et al., November 29, 2024
- MURs 8117 and 8118, Fox Corporation, et al., November 12, 2024
- MUR 7146R, Correct the Record and Elizabeth Cohen in her official capacity as treasurer, et al., November 5, 2024
- MUR 7892, Turning Point Action, October 29, 2024
- MUR 8100, Singh for Senate and Hirsh Singh in his official capacity as treasurer, et al., September 16, 2024
- MUR 7800, Kanye 2020 and Stella Denn in her official capacity as treasurer, September 9, 2024
- MUR 8144, Keith Gross and Jason D. Boles in his official capacity as treasurer, et al., September 9, 2024
- MUR 8123 and 8182, Biden for President (n/k/a Harris for President) and Keanna Spencer in her official capacity as treasurer, et al., September 9, 2024
- MURs 8215 and 8216, Last Best Place PAC, September 6, 2024
- MUR 8055, Laxalt for Senate and Cameron Phillips in his official capacity as treasurer, Adam Laxalt, and Morning in Nevada PAC, August 20, 2024
- MUR 7894R, Georgia Republican Party, et al., July 23, 2024
- MUR 7773, DePasquale for PA 10, et al., May 30, 2024
- MUR 8017/8023, Unknown Respondent(s), et al., May 1, 2024
- MUR 8071, NRSC, et al., April 11, 2024
- MUR 8082, Unknown Respondents, et al., April 9, 2024
- MUR 7772, Salvemos a Puerto Rico, et al., February 29, 2024
- MUR 7537, Care in Action, Inc., February 7, 2024
- MUR 8044, Taddeo for Congress, et al., January 24, 2024
- MURs 7931 and 8059, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Biden for President and Keana Spencer in her official capacity as treasurer, and Biden Victory Fund and Monica Guardiola in her official capacity as treasurer, October 13, 2023
- MUR 7464, Honor and Principles PAC and Lisa Lisker, in her official capacity as treasurer, et al., July 6, 2023
- MURs 7722 and 7723, Michael R. Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg 2020, Inc. and Hayden Horowitz as treasurer, DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee and Virginia McGregor as treasurer, and Unknown State Party Committees, July 5, 2023
- MUR 7874, Patriots of America PAC, et al., March 21, 2023
- MUR 7961, Leaders Only Unite PAC, et al., March 3, 2023
- MUR 7912, Senate Leadership Fund, et al., March 3, 2023
- MUR 7760, Hickenlooper for Colorado, et al., March 1, 2023
- MUR 7792, Ohio Democratic Party, Alaina Shearer for Congress, and Gem City Rise PAC (f/k/a Friends of Desiree Tims), January 4, 2023
- MUR 7337, Debbie Lesko, et al., November 4, 2022
- MUR 7936, Greene for Congress, et al., November 3, 2022
- MUR 7491, American Ethane Co., LLC, et al., October 27, 2022
- MUR 7486, 45Committee, Inc., September 28, 2022
- MURs 7672, 7674, and 7732, Iowa Values, et al., September 28, 2022
- MUR 7774, Antone for Congress, et al., September 23, 2022
- MUR 7867, Our American Century and Cabell Hobbs in his official capacity as treasurer, September 16, 2022
- MUR 7917, Derrick Van Orden and Van Orden for Congress and Mary Clancy in her official capacity as treasurer, September 1, 2022
- MUR 7904, Hansjorg Wyss, The Wyss Foundation, Berger Action Fund, Inc., New Venture Fund, and Sixteen Thirty Fund, September 1, 2022
- MURs 7645, 7663, and 7705, Donald J. Trump, et al., August 31, 2022
- MUR 7879, NRA Victory Fund, Inc. and Christina M. Majors in her official capacity as treasurer, July 28, 2022
- MURs 7826 & 7862, Iowa Democratic Party and Ken Sagar in his official capacity as treasurer, Theresa Greenfield and Theresa Kehoe in her official capacity as treasurer, and Rita Hart for Iowa and Sheila Spickermann in her official capacity as treasurer, July 28, 2022
- MUR 7516, Heritage Action for America, July 7, 2022
- MUR 7310, Mark Takai for Congress and Dylan Beesley in his official capacity as treasurer, Dylan Beesley, and Lanakila Strategies, LLC, July 6, 2022
- MUR 7442, Global Energy Producers, LLC, et., July 1, 2022
- MUR 7784, Make America Great Again PAC, et al., June 15, 2022
- MUR 7591R, MA4Trump and Dianna Ploss, April 20, 2022
- MUR 7454, Blue Magnolia Investments, LLC, et al., April 15, 2022
- MUR 7657, IRL PAC and Ed Torgas, in his official capacity as treasurer (terminated), South Florida First PAC (f/k/a Ros-Lehtinen for Congress, in his official capacity as treasurer, terminated), Illeana Ros-Lehtinen, March 24, 2022
- MUR 7425, Donald J. Trump Foundation, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, and Donald J. Trump, February 18, 2022
- MUR 7139, Maryland USA and Joel Ritter in his official capacity as treasurer, Mark Epstein, Amie Hoeber, and Amie Hoeber for Congress and Chris Marston in his official capacity as treasurer, February 16, 2022
- MURs 7207, 7268, 7274, and 7623, Russian Federation, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Donald J. Trump, H. Russell Taub, Cambridge Analytica, LLC, Internet Research Agency, and Paul Manafort, February 15, 2022
- MUR 6800, Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc., et al., February 11, 2022
- MUR 7522, Citizens for Waters and David Gould in his official capacity as treasurer, Maxine Waters, and Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, December 21, 2021
- MUR 7465, Freedom Vote, Inc., December 16, 2021
- MUR 7567, Howard Schultz, December 15, 2021
- MUR 7754, Pacific Atlantic Action Coalition, Pacific Environmental Coalition, SMP and Rebecca Lambe in her official capacity as treasurer, Unite the Country and Michael Morris in his official capacity as treasurer; VoteVets PAC and Rick Hegdahl in his official capacity as treasurer; Tom Van Loben Sels, Melissa Carrig, Matt Cohler, and James P. Joseph, December 1, 2021
- MUR 7578, FAIRPAC (f/k/a John Linder for Congress) and Matthew John Linder, in his official capacity as treasurer and John Linder, November 15, 2021
- MURs 7350, 7351, 7357 and 7382, Cambridge Analytica, LLC, November 4, 2021
- MUR 7512, Pembina Pipeline, et al., November 2, 2021
- MURs 7523, Stop I-86 to Protect Mining and Jobs et al. and 7512, Pembina Pipeline, et al., November 2, 2021
- MUR 7605, Chad E. Price, October 27, 2021
- MUR 7832, Twitter, Inc., October 26, 2021
- MURs 7165 and 7196, Jesse Benton, October 7, 2021
- MUR 7180, GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., et al., September 16, 2021
- MUR 7299, Wexton for Congress and Joan Kowalski in her official capacity as treasurer, Wexton for State Senate, and Jennifer Wexton, September 3, 2021
- MUR 7507, Aftab Pureval, Aftab for Ohio and Evan Nolan in his official capacity as treasurer, Friends of Aftab Pureval, and Drenko Pureval, August 27, 2021
- MUR 6992, Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, The Trump Organization LLC, August 25, 2021
- MUR 7125, Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress, and Lawrence Wasserman in his official capacity, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Democratic National Committee and Andrew Tobias in his official capacity as treasurer, August 24, 2021
- MURs 7370 and 7496, New Republican PAC and Gentry Collins in his official capacity as treasurer, Rick Scott for Florida and Salvatore Purpura in his official capacity as treasurer, and Rick Scott, July 15, 2021
- MURs 7324, 7332, 7364, and 7366, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Donald J. Trump, A360 Media, LLC f/k/a American Media, Inc., David J. Pecker, Dylan Howard, Michael D. Cohen, and Timothy Jost, July 1, 2021
- MURs 7640 (Fair People for Fair Government) and 7536/7551 (Coalition for a Safe Secure America), May 27, 2021
- MUR 7347, End Citizens United and Deanna Nesburg in her official capacity as treasurer, May 26, 2021
- MUR 7284, AB PAC and Rodell Mollineau in his official capacity as treasurer (f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century) and Correct the Record and Elizabeth Cohen in her official capacity as treasurer, May 18, 2020
- MUR 7395, Heller for Senate and Chrissie Hastie in her official capacity as treasurer, Sen. Dean Heller, and Heller Enterprises, LLC, May, 7, 2021
- MURs 7313, 7319, and 7379, Michael D. Cohen, Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump for President and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Trump Organization, LLC, Trump Tower Commercial, LLC, Timothy Jost, and Essential Consultants, LLC, May 6, 2021
- MUR 7587 and 7712, Senator Bernard Sanders, et al., April 8, 2021
- MUR 7556/7601, Kansas Democratic Party, March 8, 2021
Polices and procedures
Rulemakings and litigation
- Statement of Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub and Commissioner Shana M. Broussard on the Petitions for Rehearing En Banc in Campaign Legal Center v. FEC and End Citizens United PAC v. FEC, March 14, 2024
- Statement of Commissioners Ellen L. Weintraub and Shana M. Broussard Regarding the Commission’s Adoption of Final Rules in REG 2013-01 (Technological Modernization), December 14, 2023
- Statement Of Commissioners Shana M. Broussard and Ellen L. Weintraub and Chair Dara Lindenbaum Regarding the Commission’s Adoption Of Final Rules In Reg 2021-01 (Candidate Salaries), December 14, 2023
- Statement of Commissioner Shana M. Broussard on Petitions for Rulemakings, March 24, 2022
- Statement on End Citizens United PAC v. FEC, October 15, 2021
In the news
TV, radio and podcast appearances
Events
- Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 16, 2024
- Bringing Our Seat to the Table: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Black Women Leaders, February 21, 2024
- On Account of Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude: Black History and Democracy’s Future, February 21, 2023