William Sharer

American politician

William Sharer
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2001
Personal details
BornSeptember 22, 1959 (1959-09-22) (age 64)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materNew Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico State University
Websitewww.nmlegis.gov/...

William E. "Bill" Sharer (born September 22, 1959)[1][2] is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 1st district which is fully situated in San Juan County and consists of most if not all[clarification needed] of the city of Farmington.

Early life

Sharer was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and grew up in Farmington, New Mexico.[3] He graduated from Farmington High School, the New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico State University.[3]

Career

He served as an infantryman in the United States Army.[3]

He was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 2000, and he has served as a state senator since 2001, where he sits on the Corporations & Transportation and Conservation committees.[3]

Sharer led the charge against same-sex marriage in New Mexico in 2013, filing a lawsuit against the clerk of Doña Ana County when he began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "William Sharer". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Legislators". New Mexico Legislature. 2003.
  3. ^ a b c d Official website: About Bill
  4. ^ Boyd, Dan (August 31, 2013). "Lawsuit aims to block N.M. gay marriage". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wait begins for same-sex marriage ruling". KRQE. October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

External links

  • Senator William E. Sharer - (R) at New Mexico Legislature
  • William Sharer at Ballotpedia
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  1. ▌William Sharer (R)
  2. ▌Steven Neville (R)
  3. ▌Shannon Pinto (D)
  4. ▌George Muñoz (D)
  5. ▌Leo Jaramillo (D)
  6. ▌Roberto Gonzales (D)
  7. ▌Pat Woods (R)
  8. ▌Pete Campos (D)
  9. ▌Brenda McKenna (D)
  10. ▌Katy Duhigg (D)
  11. ▌Linda M. Lopez (D)
  12. ▌Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D)
  13. ▌Bill O'Neill (D)
  14. ▌Michael Padilla (D)
  15. ▌Daniel Ivey-Soto (D)
  16. ▌Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D)
  17. ▌Mimi Stewart (D)
  18. ▌Bill Tallman (D)
  19. ▌Gregg Schmedes (R)
  20. ▌Martin Hickey (D)
  21. ▌Mark Moores (R)
  22. ▌Benny Shendo (D)
  23. ▌Harold Pope Jr. (D)
  24. ▌Nancy Rodriguez (D)
  25. ▌Peter Wirth (D)
  26. ▌Moe Maestas (D)
  27. ▌Greg Nibert (R)
  28. ▌Siah Correa Hemphill (D)
  29. ▌Greg Baca (R)
  30. ▌Joshua A. Sanchez (R)
  31. ▌Joe Cervantes (D)
  32. ▌Cliff Pirtle (R)
  33. ▌William Burt (R)
  34. ▌Ron Griggs (R)
  35. ▌Crystal Diamond (R)
  36. ▌Jeff Steinborn (D)
  37. ▌William Soules (D)
  38. ▌Carrie Hamblen (D)
  39. ▌Liz Stefanics (D)
  40. ▌Craig Brandt (R)
  41. ▌David Gallegos (R)
  42. ▌Steve McCutcheon (R)