Shane Broadway (born August 30, 1972) is a former Democratic state legislator, serving in the Arkansas General Assembly from 1997 to 2011 with a focus on education policy.

Broadway married the former Debbie Tableriou in a ceremony at the Arkansas State Capitol in March 1996.

Beebe appointed Broadway as director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education a few months later.

[7] Broadway remained interim director until taking a position with the Arkansas State University System in 2013.

[3] The requirement was later changed when Asa Hutchinson nominated Johnny Key, who also lacked experience as an educator, in 2015.