Yvonne_Dorsey-Colomb

Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb

Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb

American politician (born 1952)

Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (born August 19, 1952) is an American politician from the state of Louisiana who represented the 14th district in the Louisiana State Senate from 2008 until 2020. A Democrat, she is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, of which she had been chosen Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Louisiana State Senate from the 14th district, Preceded by ...

Dorsey-Colomb and her husband, Sterling Colomb, Jr., reside in the capital city of Baton Rouge. Sterling founded the Colomb Foundation to raise awareness of breast cancer. Though John Neely Kennedy, the state treasurer, listed the foundation as not adhering to state laws on disclosing their financial information,[2] a later investigation found the foundation to be in compliance with all state laws.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Colomb Foundation Found Compliant With State | KATC.com | Acadiana-Lafayette, Louisiana". KATC.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Baton Rouge lawmaker says state treasurer made mistake in listing her husband's agency as violating rules". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
Preceded by
John Michael Guidry
 Louisiana State Representative
for District 67 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb
1993–2008		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Louisiana State Senator for
District 14 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb
2008–2020		 Succeeded by
Cleo Fields


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