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Regina Barrow
President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate
Assumed office
January 8, 2024
Preceded by Beth Mizell
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 James
Children 2
Education Baton Rouge School of Computers (AS)
Southern University

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.

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. As vice chair, Barrow authored a measure that requires female prisoners in Louisiana state prisons to have access to feminine hygiene products. .....

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