Billie Breaux

Breaux was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia State College and a Master of Science from Indiana University Bloomington.

A teacher, Breaux served as the president of the Indianapolis Education Association. She later became a civil rights activist, and was present when Robert F. Kennedy announced the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.^[3] Breaux was instrumental in the effort to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a statewide holiday in Indiana.^[4] Breaux was elected to the Indiana Senate in 1990, where she was a member of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus and served as Assistant Majority Whip.^[5] She left office in 2006, and was succeeded by her daughter, Jean Breaux.

Breaux later served as the Marion County Auditor.^[6][7]

In 2022, after a dispute over endorsements, Breaux ran an ultimately unsuccessful primary candidacy for Marion County Clerk against Marion County Democratic Party Chair Kate Sweeney Bell. Bell received the endorsement that was disputed.^[8][9]