John Sharp (Texas politician): Difference between revisions

In 1976, Sharp received a master's degree in Public Administration from [[Texas State University]] in [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]] while working full-time in Austin with the Legislative Budget Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/|title=Legislative Budget Board|website=www.lbb.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 18, 2018}}</ref> In 1978, Sharp returned to [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]], Texas, where he opened a real estate firm with partner and former County Commissioner Gene Martin and became a successful small business owner.

 

 

In 1978, Sharp was elected to the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from the 40th District in Victoria and was later named "Outstanding Freshman" by ''[[Texas Monthly]]''. Just a few weeks after his re-election for a third full two-year term in the general election of 1982, he ran and won a special election runoff and served a full four-year term in the [[Texas Senate]]. He was appointed to the powerful Senate Finance Committee. In 1986, he was elected to the Texas Railroad Commission.