Broughton is a former elected member of the 144-member Louisiana Republican State Central Committee for House District 10. In 2000 and 2004, he was the chairman in Webster Parish for the successful presidential campaigns of [[George W. Bush]].[11] In 2007, Broughton as a [[conservative]] Republican unsuccessfully challenged then State Representative Jean Doerge, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], for reelection to the District 10 seat in the state House which she had held since the death in 1998 of her husband, Everett Doerge. Broughton polled 35.2 percent of the ballots cast in a three-candidate field. [19] When Doerge was term-limited, Broughton ran again for representative as a Republican in 2011 in a four-candidate field and finished last with 12.6 percent of the vote. Victory went to Doerge's endorsed candidate, Democrat [[Gene Reynolds]] of Dubberly in Webster Parish, who still holds the seat. [20] | Broughton is a former elected member of the 144-member Louisiana Republican State Central Committee for House District 10. In 2000 and 2004, he was the chairman in Webster Parish for the successful presidential campaigns of [[George W. Bush]].[11] In 2007, Broughton as a [[conservative]] Republican unsuccessfully challenged then State Representative Jean Doerge, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], for reelection to the District 10 seat in the state House which she had held since the death in 1998 of her husband, Everett Doerge. Broughton polled 35.2 percent of the ballots cast in a three-candidate field. [19] When Doerge was term-limited, Broughton ran again for representative as a Republican in 2011 in a four-candidate field and finished last with 12.6 percent of the vote. Victory went to Doerge's endorsed candidate, Democrat [[Gene Reynolds]] of Dubberly in Webster Parish, who still holds the seat. [20] |