[1][2] Broadsword attended Sandpoint High School and graduated in 1976.
She and her husband John have been married for more than 30 years, are the parents of three children: Brian, Andrew, and J.C., and have 7 grandchildren.
[1][2] She has owned Northern Log Homes since 1978, Contracted Courier Service since 1993, B&B Builders since 2001, and was an executive of Downtown Sandpoint Business Association in 2004.
She was City coordinator for Butch Otter for Idaho Campaign in 2002.
[2] Broadsword accepted the position of North Idaho Regional Director for the Department of Health and Welfare in 2013.