Regina Barrow

American politician
Regina Barrow
President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2024
Preceded byBeth Mizell
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded bySharon Weston Broome
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
2005–2016
Personal details
BornWilkinson County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJames
Children2
EducationBaton 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.[1]

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.[2] As vice chair, Barrow authored a measure that requires female prisoners in Louisiana state prisons to have access to feminine hygiene products.[3] She has also worked to pass restrictive abortion laws in the state.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Regina Barrow's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ "Regina Ashford Barrow". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Louisiana lawmakers back new guidelines for women in prison". The Seattle Times. May 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sen. Katrina Jackson and Sen. Regina Barrow on Louisiana's 'Unsafe Abortion Protection Act' and real pro-life bipartisanship by Life, Liberty, and Law • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ Bridges, Tyler (April 24, 2018). "State Senate passes strictest abortion limits in nation; bill now heads to House". The Advocate. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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President of the Senate
Cameron Henry (R)
President pro tempore
Regina Barrow (D)
  1. ▌Bob Owen (R)
  2. ▌Ed Price (D)
  3. ▌Joseph Bouie (D)
  4. ▌Jimmy Harris (D)
  5. ▌Royce Duplessis (D)
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  11. ▌Patrick McMath (R)
  12. ▌Beth Mizell (R)
  13. ▌Valarie Hodges (R)
  14. ▌Cleo Fields (D)
  15. ▌Regina Barrow (D)
  16. ▌Franklin Foil (R)
  17. ▌Caleb Kleinpeter (R)
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