Carl Sherman (Texas politician)
Carl O. Sherman Sr. is an American politician. He is a Democrat who represents District 109 in the Texas House of Representatives.Political career
Sherman was elected mayor of DeSoto, Texas in May 2010, after having served as mayor pro tem in 2008 and 2009. He was re-elected in 2013.
Sherman became the City Manager of Ferris, Texas in July 2015. He resigned from that position in August 2016, and became the chief administrative officer of Hutchins, Texas in September of that year.
In 2018, Sherman ran for election to represent District 109 in the Texas House of Representatives, to replace former representative Helen Giddings, who had decided to retire. In a four-way Democratic primary, he advanced to a runoff against Deshaundra Lockhart Jones, which he won. He was the only candidate on the ballot in the general election. Sherman is running for re-election in 2020.
As of June 2020, Sherman sits on the following committees:
