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Sharon Weston Broome

Sharon Weston Broome

| birth date=July 11, 1942

| birth date=July 11, 1942

| birth_place =

| birth_place=New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish

| death_date =

| death_date=October 2, 2026 (aged 84)

| death_cause =

| death_cause =

| resting_place=

| resting_place=Donated body to medical science

| residence=[[Ventress, Louisiana|Ventress]]<br>

| residence=[[Ventress, Louisiana|Ventress]]<br>

[[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee Parish]]<br>

[[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee Parish]]<br>

[[Louisiana]], USA

[[Louisiana]], USA

| occupation =

| occupation=Jewelry salesman<br>

| spouse=Catherine D. Kimball

| children=Kevin Kimball<br>

Catherine Kimball<br>

Lyria K. O'Brien<br>

| spouse=Catherine D. "Kitty" Kimball

Six grandchildren

| children=Kevin Hudson Kimball<br>

Catherine Kimball Leggio<br>

Lyria Kimball O'Brien<br>

Seven grandchildren<br>

| relations=Judge Dan Kimball (uncle)

| relations=Judge Dan Kimball (uncle)

| alma_mater =[[Louisiana State University]]

| alma_mater =Poydras High School<br>

[[Louisiana State University]]

| religion =[[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]

| religion =[[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]

| party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] / later No Party voter

| party = [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] / later No Party voter

}}

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'''Clyde Walker Kimball''' (born July 11, 1942) is a former [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 29, which included his own Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes, [[Louisiana]]. He served in the House from 1976 to 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 30, 2020}}</ref> As of May 2015, Kimball was registered as a "No Party" voter by the office of then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2064815|title=Type in Clyde Kimball, July 1942|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>

'''Clyde Walker Kimball''' (July 11, 1942 &ndash; October 2, 2026)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.theadvocate.com/obituary/clyde-kimball-1094074656|title=Clyde Walker Kimball obituary|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 3, 2026}}</reef> was a former [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 29, which included his own Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes, [[Louisiana]]. He served in the House from 1976 to 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 30, 2020}}</ref> As of May 2015, Kimball was registered as a "No Party" voter by the office of then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2064815|title=Type in Clyde Kimball, July 1942|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>

   

   

Kimball holds a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=whoswho/> He won his third term in the House in 1983 with 77 percent of the vote over fellow Democrat Emmet Spooner<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 1983.</ref> and his fourth and final term in 1987, with 71 percent over another Democrat, Thomas L. "Tommy" Zito.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref> In 1992, Kimball did not seek a fifth term in the House. The [[African-American]] Democrat Sharon Weston Broome, since the Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, won the District 29 seat in a revised districting..<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref>   

Kimball obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=whoswho/> He won his third term in the House in 1983 with 77 percent of the vote over fellow Democrat Emmet Spooner<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 1983.</ref> and his fourth and final term in 1987, with 71 percent over another Democrat, Thomas L. "Tommy" Zito.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref> In 1992, Kimball did not seek a fifth term in the House. The [[African-American]] Democrat Sharon Weston Broome, since the Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, won the District 29 seat in a revised districting..<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref>   

After his sixteen years in the state House, Kimball joined the fourth administration of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] as the assistant director of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.<ref name=whoswho/> In 1999, Kimball ran unsuccessfully for the District 17 seat in the state Senate. He placed third in the nonpartisan blanket primary. Victory went to his fellow Democrat Rob Marionneaux.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>

After his sixteen years in the state House, Kimball joined the fourth administration of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] as the assistant director of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.<ref name=whoswho/> He was retained in the position by Edwards' s final successor as governor, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Mike Foster]]. In 1999, Kimball ran unsuccessfully for the District 17 seat in the state Senate. He placed third in the nonpartisan blanket primary. Victory went to his fellow Democrat Rob Marionneaux.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>

Kimball's wife, Catherine D. Kimball, a native of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana, is the retired chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. When he ceased to run for the House in 1992, Kimball instead worked in his wife's campaign for the Supreme Court; their persistence paid off, as she carried all twelve parishes her district ranging from St. Landry to East Baton Rouge parishes.<ref name=barassn>{{cite web|url=http://files.lsba.org/documents/publications/BarJournal/Journal-Feature8-Dec12Jan13.pdf|title="We Call Her "Kitty Ann"|author=John James Jewell|publisher=''Louisiana State Bar Journal''|date=December 2012|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref> The couple resides in Ventress in Pointe Coupee Parish and has three grown children. They formerly lived in the parish seat of New Roads. They are [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Clyde W. Kimball," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 663.</ref>

Kimball's wife, Catherine D. Kimball, a native of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana, is the retired chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. When he ceased to run for the House in 1992, Kimball instead worked in his wife's campaign for the Supreme Court; their persistence paid off, as she carried all twelve parishes her district ranging from St. Landry to East Baton Rouge parishes.<ref name=barassn>{{cite web|url=http://files.lsba.org/documents/publications/BarJournal/Journal-Feature8-Dec12Jan13.pdf|title="We Call Her "Kitty Ann"|author=John James Jewell|publisher=''Louisiana State Bar Journal''|date=December 2012|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref> The couple resided in Ventress in Pointe Coupee Parish. Their children are Kevin Hudson Kimball wife (Trish), Catherine Kimball Leggio (husband Dr. Chris), and Lyria Kimball O'Brien (husband Shawn). They formerly lived in the parish seat of New Roads. The family is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Clyde W. Kimball," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 663.</ref>

Kimball was a nephew of Dan Kimball, a long-time judge of the Louisiana 18th Judicial District court for Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee parishes. When Dan Kimball died in 1982, Catherine Kimball was elected to succeed him and held that seat for a decade before she joined the state Supreme Court.<ref name=barassn/>  

Kimball was a nephew of Dan Kimball, a long-time judge of the Louisiana 18th Judicial District court for Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee parishes. When Dan Kimball died in 1982, Catherine Kimball was elected to succeed him and held that seat for a decade before she joined the state Supreme Court.<ref name=barassn/>