Scott Sherman (politician)
| Scott Sherman | |
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| Member of San Diego City Council representing the Seventh District | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Marti Emerald |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | insurance |
| Website | City Council District 7 website |
Scott Sherman is a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 7 in San Diego, California. He took office December 3, 2012. He is a Republican, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per state law.
District 7 includes the communities of Allied Gardens, Birdland, Del Cerro, Grantville, Lake Murray, Linda Vista, MCAS Miramar, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa and Tierrasanta.[1]
Personal information
Sherman grew up in a military family. He has lived in San Diego since he was 5 months old. He attended Patrick Henry High School and Grossmont Community College. He is an insurance agent, with a focus on maritime insurance, and is an avid boater and fisherman.[2] He and his wife, the former Norma Mouett, live in the Allied Gardens neighborhood near where he grew up.[3]
City Council
Sherman ran for the District 7 council seat in the 2012 election after District 7 incumbent Marti Emerald decided to run in the newly created District 9 seat. Sherman was recruited to run by then-councilmember Carl DeMaio.[4] He had not previously been active in politics.[5]
In the June 2012 primary he earned 50.09% of the vote,[6] edging out three competitors to win the seat outright and avoid a November runoff.[1] He took office December 3, 2012.
Sherman was part of a coordinated three-person slate supported by the local Republican Party in an attempt to gain a Republican majority on the nine-member council.[7] Sherman and fellow Republican Mark Kersey won their seats, but the third candidate, Ray Ellis, lost to incumbent Sherri Lightner, so that the council retained a 5-4 Democratic majority.
On the City Council Sherman is Vice Chair of the Natural Resources and Culture Committee and serves on the Audit Committee and the Infrastructure Committee.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sherman Wins Outright In Council District 7". KPBS News. June 6, 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Scott Sherman". BD Outdoors. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "About Scott Sherman". Campaign website. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ Carless, Will (April 17, 2012). "Not 'DeMaio's Guy': A Reader’s Guide to Scott Sherman". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Who is Scott Sherman? (Part I)". San Diego Politico. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Presidential Primary Election, June 5, 2012". Registrar of Voters. County of San Diego. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ Gustafson, Craig (November 19, 2011). "Related: News» Republicans seek majority on San Diego council". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "City Council Committee Meetings". City of San Diego. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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