Sharon Firist

Sharon Firist
Secretary of State of Arkansas (en)
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Montréal, 12 Satumba 1947 (78 shekaru)
ƙasa	Kanada
Sana'a
Sana'a	ɗan kasuwa
Imani
Jam'iyar siyasa	Democratic Party (en)

Sharon Mary Priest (née Devlin ; an haife ta a ranar 12 ga Satumba, 1947) 'yar siyasa ce 'yar asalin ƙasar Kanada kuma 'yar kasuwa. Priest ta kasance magajin garin Little Rock, Arkansas daga 1991 zuwa 1992 kafin ta zama mace ta farko da aka zaɓa a matsayin Sakatariyar Harkokin Wajen Arkansas a 1994. An sake zaɓenta a 1998 kuma wa'adinta ya ƙare a 2003. A lokacin wa'adinta na mulki, ta gabatar da wata hanyar sadarwa ta Intanet ta Intanet ta Intanet ta Arkansas, ta ƙarfafa shiga zaɓe da kuma ƙidayar jama'a a Amurka a 2000, kuma ta yi aiki don gyara zaɓe. Ta kuma yi aiki a matsayin shugabar Ƙungiyar Sakatarorin Ƙasa .

Bayani

An haifi Priest a ranar 12 ga Satumba, 1947, a Montreal, Quebec . Ta yi aiki a Kanada tare da mai rarrabawa na kamfanin Amurka Munsey Products kafin ta koma Little Rock, Arkansas, bayan aurenta a 1974. A lokacin da take Little Rock, Priest ta shirya haraji ga H & R Block daga 1976 zuwa 1978 kuma ta yi aiki a wani kamfanin gidaje da ta buɗe daga 1983 zuwa 1986. Daga baya ta zama darektan memba na ɗakin kasuwanci daga 1990 zuwa 1994.

A wannan lokacin, Priest ta fara aikinta na siyasa a matsayin memba na kwamitin gudanarwa ( majalisar birni ) na Little Rock a 1986. A birnin, ta kasance mataimakiyar magajin garin Little Rock daga 1989 zuwa 1990 kuma ta sake naɗa ta a kwamitin gudanarwa a 1990. A shekara mai zuwa, Priest ta zama magajin garin Little Rock a watan Janairu kuma ta riƙe mukamin magajin garin har zuwa Disamba 1992.

A matsayinta na 'yar Democrat, Priest ta doke Julia Hughes Jones don zama Sakatariyar Harkokin Wajen Arkansas a shekarar 1994. Da nasarar da ta samu, Priest ta zama mace ta farko da ta hau muƙamin Sakatariyar Harkokin Wajen Arkansas sakamakon zaɓe. Gabaɗaya, Priest ita ce mace ta biyu da ta zama sakatariyar harkokin wajen Arkansas, domin an naɗa Nancy J. Hall bayan mijinta ya mutu a lokacin da yake kan mulki a shekarar 1961.

An sake zaɓen Priest a matsayin Sakatariyar Harkokin Waje ta Arkansas a shekarar 1998, inda ta kayar da ɗan takara Rose Bryant Jones. Ta ci gaba da zama Sakatariyar Harkokin Waje ta Arkansas har zuwa 2003. A cikin shekarun da ta yi tana aiki, Priest ta samar da bayanai game da gwamnatin jihar, kuma ta riƙe su a ofishin Sakataren Harkokin Waje, waɗanda suka fi sauƙin samu. A shekarar 1995, ta ƙaddamar da Cibiyar Bayanai ta Arkansas mai tushen intanet, kuma ta rage farashin kwafin bayanai da ake da su a ofisoshin Sakataren Harkokin Waje daga 80c a kowane shafi zuwa 25c a kowane shafi. Ta yi ƙoƙarin ƙara yawan mutanen da ke kaɗa ƙuri'a a zaɓe ta hanyar shirye-shirye kamar "Girmama Tsohon Likita tare da Kuri'a", waɗanda aka tsara don wayar da kan jama'a "cewa zaɓe haƙƙi ne mai tamani", da kuma Zaɓen Mock, wani shiri ga ɗaliban makarantun sakandare wanda ya lashe kyautar da Time Magazine / National Association of State Boards of Education suka bayar. A shekarar 2000, ta ziyarci dukkan gundumomin Arkansas don ƙarfafa shiga cikin ƙidayar jama'a ta tarayya, bayan an kiyasta cewa an cire kimanin mazauna Arkansas 42,000 daga cikin ƙidayar jama'a ta Amurka ta 1990, wanda ya haifar da asarar dala miliyan 280,000,000 a cikin kuɗaɗen tarayya. Priest ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin shugaban ƙungiyar Sakatarorin Jiha ta Ƙasa, kuma ya jagoranci kwamitin ƙungiyar wanda ya binciki yiwuwar gyare-gyaren zaɓe a matakin ƙasa, kuma ya ba da shawarwari 15 da nufin guje wa matsalolin zaɓe na zaɓen shugaban ƙasa na Amurka na 2000. A cikin Arkansas, Priest kuma yana son canza hanyar bin diddigin kuri'u, don kada a sake haɗa su da masu jefa ƙuri'a. Duk da haka, an kafa tsarin gyaran zaɓe da aka tsara saboda koma bayan tattalin arziki, kuma an ruwaito Priest yana cewa, "Sai dai idan akwai wani bore na gaske daga ɓangaren mutanen wannan ƙasar waɗanda za su kira 'yan majalisar dokoki da sanatoci su ce, "Zaɓe yana da mahimmanci a gare mu kuma dimokuraɗiyya tana zuwa da farashi, kuma muna shirye mu biya wannan farashin - mu yi wani abu!" to ban tabbata ba, ina cikin kasafin kuɗi yanzu, cewa za a yi komai."

Bayan da mukaminta na gwamnati a Arkansas ya ƙare, Priest ta yi aiki a Downtown Little Rock Partnership daga 2003 zuwa 2015 a matsayin babban darakta. A ƙarshen shekarun 2010, Priest ta zama mai kula da harkokin kuɗi na wani kamfanin gyaran bututun ruwa wanda ɗanta ke gudanarwa.