Sharon Weston Broome
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Sharon Weston Broome is an American politician who serves as the mayor-president of Baton Rouge and is known as the first African American woman to hold this position.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sharon Weston Broome canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sharon Weston Broome Context triple: [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hasMayor, Sharon Weston Broome]
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A.
Sharon Ryer Davis
Sharon Ryer Davis is an American attorney and former First Lady of California, known for her public service and advocacy work during and after her husband Gray Davis’s governorship.
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B.
Doris Fallon
Doris Fallon is the central teenage protagonist of the film "Teenage Rebel," whose struggles with family and identity drive the story’s emotional conflict.
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C.
Beverly Franklin
Beverly Franklin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Franklin.
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D.
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin is an American politician who served as the first female mayor of Atlanta and the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major Southern city.
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E.
Susan Holbert McDaniel
Susan Holbert McDaniel was the mother of pioneering African American actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black performer to win an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sharon Weston Broome Target entity description: Sharon Weston Broome is an American politician who serves as the mayor-president of Baton Rouge and is known as the first African American woman to hold this position.
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A.
Sharon Ryer Davis
Sharon Ryer Davis is an American attorney and former First Lady of California, known for her public service and advocacy work during and after her husband Gray Davis’s governorship.
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B.
Doris Fallon
Doris Fallon is the central teenage protagonist of the film "Teenage Rebel," whose struggles with family and identity drive the story’s emotional conflict.
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C.
Beverly Franklin
Beverly Franklin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Franklin.
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D.
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin is an American politician who served as the first female mayor of Atlanta and the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major Southern city.
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E.
Susan Holbert McDaniel
Susan Holbert McDaniel was the mother of pioneering African American actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black performer to win an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
USA
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-10-15 ⓘ |
| degreeEarned |
bachelor’s degree in mass communication
ⓘ
master’s degree in communications ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Regent University
ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Weston Broome ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public administration
ⓘ
public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Sharon ⓘ |
| hasChild | 2 children ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognized as a trailblazer for African American women in Louisiana politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy on criminal justice reform in Baton Rouge
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community policing initiatives in Baton Rouge ⓘ economic development efforts in East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ support for affordable housing programs ⓘ support for public transportation improvements in Baton Rouge ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Louisiana House of Representatives
ⓘ
Louisiana State Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Sharon Weston Broome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American woman Mayor-President of Baton Rouge
ⓘ
being the first woman Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeAssumed | Mayor-President of Baton Rouge in January 2017 ⓘ |
| partyRole | Democratic leader in Louisiana politics ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democrat
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| positionHeld |
Mayor-President of Baton Rouge
ⓘ
Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the Louisiana State Senate ⓘ President Pro Tempore of the Louisiana State Senate ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kip Holden as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Marvin Broome ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Louisiana ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ |
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