March 2011
or another, and though it can‘t be explained, they lash out—although many churches seem to be doing really good work.‖ Spotlight on (Political) Service Ben Broadnax for Mayor…Mayor of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri, that is. Ben Broadnax has a beautiful family. His wife is a successful lawyer, Leslie T. Broadnax, who is the owner and managing attorney of Law Office of Leslie Tolliver, LLC, a boutique law firm in Clayton specializing in criminal and family law. Together, the couple are the proud parents of three daughters, Vi, Madison and Brooke. Having grown up in St. Louis‘ North County, Ben continues to find ways to serve – be it through formal church work or through completing a huge project of spearheading mission work with wife Leslie. With the help of family, friends and lots of hard work, they successfully collected 10,000 pairs of shoes which were shipped to Africa and Haiti.
Closer to home, Ben recognized the need to help his immediate community as well. Ben Broadnax is a Riverview Gardens High School graduate and former First Team All State Quarterback. After high school, Ben studied political science and criminal justice at both North Carolina A &T and Central Missouri State on a football scholarship. He's also an Army Reserve veteran, and served more than 21 years as a St. Louis area police officer, retiring as a Sergeant. Ben is no stranger to municipal administration, known as a gentle giant; Ben is compassionate about 101
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