Billie J. Breaux (born June 23, 1936)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Indiana Senate from 1990 to 2006.
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.
[5] She left office in 2006, and was succeeded by her daughter, Jean Breaux.
[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.