GREENE COUNTY
Retired Navy Commander Steve Broadbent announced Monday his candidacy for Greene County Commissioner – District 4.
The Republican primary election will be held on May 21.
“With the rapid growth of population and new homes in Greene County District 4, we need a new county commissioner who will be a strong advocate of law enforcement and our public safety professionals. Nothing is more fundamentally important than providing the public safety resources to protect our community,” said Broadbent. “I will support an increase from two to three paid firefighters on all initial responses, and accruing funds to acquire a badly-needed fire ladder truck as soon as possible.
“I want to help improve communication between residents and our local governments. I will seek to open up public comments on any topic at Commissioner meetings to start ensuring all voices of residents are heard.”
Broadbent is committed to representing the interests of citizens on important topics impacting our future such as the Highway 44 expansion and protecting the county’s historic courthouse. He said that passive leadership by the District 4 incumbent will not protect our community in the future.
Broadbent earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in Nuclear Engineering and graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and George Washington University.
Throughout Broadbent’s successful business career, he has always demonstrated a commitment to public service. Broadbent founded and is the current chairman of the Greene County Public Safety Foundation, which seeks to raise funds in support of the sheriff’s office and Greene County Fire Rescue. He proudly served the U.S. Navy for 22 years in both active and reserve assignments, retiring as a commander.
He served President George H.W. Bush as a White House Advance Representative in President Bush’s vice presidential and presidential years and was appointed by President Bush as a deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Throughout this period with Bush, he represented the White House on multiple overseas missions.
More recently, Broadbent was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to the board of directors for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs in 2019, where he continues to serve today.
Broadbent is married to his wife, Mary, and they have two adult children, Kate and Grace. They have been members of the Reynolds Lake Oconee community since 2015 and are active at Christ our King & Savior Catholic Church.