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Broughton is a former president and the current District 8 member of the 12-person Webster Parish School Board, first elected without opposition after redistricting in 2003. [16] Unopposed for his fourth term on the board in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 4, 2014, [4] he is one of two members of the Constitution Party to hold office in Louisiana; the other is Police Chief Randy Fontenot of Eunice in St. Landry Parish. [17] Broughton said the school board under his presidency had worked "on the path to improving our education system, classroom by classroom, and closing the chapter on federal intervention in our classrooms." [18]

Broughton is a former president and the current District 8 member of the 12-person Webster Parish School Board, first elected without opposition after redistricting in 2003. [16] Unopposed for his fourth term on the board in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 4, 2014, [4] he is one of two members of the Constitution Party to hold office in Louisiana; the other is Police Chief Randy Fontenot of Eunice in St. Landry Parish. [17] Broughton said the school board under his presidency had worked "on the path to improving our education system, classroom by classroom, and closing the chapter on federal intervention in our classrooms." [18]

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]

Broughton listed his legislative campaign priorities had he been elected in 2011 as:

Broughton listed his legislative campaign priorities had he been elected in 2011 as:

On July 25, 2015, Broughton hosted a Constitution Party forum at Southern [[Baptist]]-affiliated Louisiana College in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], in which a retired Baptist minister, Scott Copeland, a [[Mississippi]] native who resides in Weatherford, [[Texas]], west of [[Fort Worth]], was the speaker. Copeland was a candidate for the 2016 Constitution Party presidential nomination, but Darrell Castle of [[Tennessee]] was selected at the convention held in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]. [22] At the Pineville gathering, Broughton said that he had seen many failures in his former Republican Party: "We [Constiution Party] like to say we don’t have a platform. We have the Constitution. ... let's get back to the Constitution." [3] Broughton added, "The Constitution Party found me. It’s exactly what I think we should be doing as a country." [3]

On July 25, 2015, Broughton hosted a Constitution Party forum at Southern [[Baptist]]-affiliated Louisiana College in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], in which a retired Baptist minister, Scott Copeland, a [[Mississippi]] native who resides in Weatherford, [[Texas]], west of [[Fort Worth]], was the speaker. Copeland was a candidate for the 2016 Constitution Party presidential nomination, but Darrell Castle of [[Tennessee]] was selected at the convention held in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]. [22] At the Pineville gathering, Broughton said that he had seen many failures in his former Republican Party: "We [Constiution Party] like to say we don’t have a platform. We have the Constitution. ... let's get back to the Constitution." [3] Broughton added, "The Constitution Party found me. It’s exactly what I think we should be doing as a country." [3]

Broughton is seeking re-election to the Webster Parish School Board in the nonpartisan blanket primary scheduled for November 6, 2018, in conjunction with congressional races nationwide.

Broughton sought re-election to the Webster Parish School Board in the nonpartisan blanket primary scheduled for November 6, 2018, in conjunction with congressional races nationwide.

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