Regina Barrow
Regina Barrow | |
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Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 15th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Sharon Weston Broome |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 29th district | |
In office 2005–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilkinson County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | James |
Children | 2 |
Education | Baton Rouge School of Computers (AS) |
Regina Ashford Barrow is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana State Senate from the 15th district. Elected in November 2015, she assumed office on January 11, 2016. Barrow previously represented the 29th district in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2016.
Early life and education[]
Barrow was born in Wilkinson County, Mississippi and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She earned an associate degree in accounting from the Baton Rouge School of Computers and attended Southern University.[1]
Career[]
From 1998 to 2005, Barrow was the executive director of Rise Up Louisiana. She then served as a legislative assistant for Sharon Weston Broome. She was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2016, after which she was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. Since 2019, she has also served as vice chair of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee.[2] As vice chair, Barrow authored a measure that requires female prisoners in Louisiana state prisons to have access to feminine hygiene products.[3] She has also worked to prevent restrictive abortion laws from passing in the state.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Regina Barrow's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Regina Ashford Barrow". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Louisiana lawmakers back new guidelines for women in prison". The Seattle Times. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Sen. Katrina Jackson and Sen. Regina Barrow on Louisiana's 'Unsafe Abortion Protection Act' and real pro-life bipartisanship by Life, Liberty, and Law • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ Bridges, Tyler. "State Senate passes strictest abortion limits in nation; bill now heads to House". The Advocate. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
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- Living people
- People from Wilkinson County, Mississippi
- People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Politicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Louisiana Democrats
- African-American state legislators in Louisiana
- Women state legislators in Louisiana
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana state senators
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women