Joyce Broadsword
Joyce Broadsword | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Idaho Senate from District 2 | |
| In office December 1, 2004 – December 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Martha Calabretta |
| Succeeded by | Steve Vick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1958 Sandpoint, Idaho |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John |
| Profession | Owner |
Joyce M. Broadsword (born June 18, 1958, in Sandpoint, Idaho) served as a Republican Idaho State Senator from 2004 to 2012 representing the 2nd District.[1][2]
Early life and career[]
Broadsword attended Sandpoint High School and graduated in 1976. She and her husband John have been married for more than 30 years, are the parents of three children: Brian, Andrew, and J.C., and have 7 grandchildren.[1][2]
She has owned Northern Log Homes since 1978, Contracted Courier Service since 1993, B&B Builders since 2001, and was an executive of Downtown Sandpoint Business Association in 2004.[2] She was a volunteer for Larry Craig for Senate in 1990, 1996, and 2002. She was a volunteer for Dirk Kempthorne for governor in 1998 and 2002. She was City coordinator for Butch Otter for Idaho Campaign in 2002.[2]
Broadsword accepted the position of North Idaho Regional Director for the Department of Health and Welfare in 2013.
Committees[]
- Finance, member
- Finance Appropriations, member
- Health and Welfare, vice chair[2]
- Transportation, member
- Member, 2010 Olympic Committee, 2006–present
- Senate representative, board of directors, Idaho Rural Partnerships
- Alternate delegate, Pacific Northwest Economic Region
- Senate representative, Western Legislative Forestry Task Force
Organizations[]
Her involvement with organizations has included:[2]
- President, Kootenai Better Community, 1990–present
- President/chair, Idaho Women in Timber, 1996–2001
- Chair, Federated Women in Timber, 2002–2003
- Treasurer, Idaho Women in Timber, Bonner Chapter, 2002–present
- Secretary, Rotary Club of Sandpoint, 2004–present
References[]
- ^ a b "Senate Membership – Joyce M. Broadsword (R)". Boise, Idaho: Idaho State Legislature. 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Senator Joyce M. Broadsword's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
External links[]
- Idaho Legislature - Senator Joyce M. Broadsword official government website
- broadsword4idaho.com official campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Joyce M. Boadsword profile
- Follow the Money - Joyce M. Broadsword
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Idaho Republicans
- Idaho state senators
- People from Sandpoint, Idaho
- Women state legislators in Idaho
- 21st-century American women