William Sharer
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bill Sharer
| office = Minority Leader of the New Mexico Senate
| term_start = January 21, 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Gregory A. Baca
| successor =
| state_senate1 = New Mexico
| district1 = 1st
| term_start1 = January 2001
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|9|22}}
| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
| death_date =
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| party = Republican
| education = New Mexico Military Institute (AA)
New Mexico State University (BA)
| website = {{url|nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details.aspx?SPONCODE=SSHAR|State Senate website}}
}}
William E. "Bill" Sharer (born September 22, 1959){{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/43442 |title=William Sharer |publisher=Project Vote Smart |accessdate=September 24, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nmlegis.gov/sessions/03%20Special/other/LegislatorsCommaDelimitedforMerging.TXT |title=Legislators |publisher=New Mexico Legislature |year=2003}} 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{{Clarify|reason=Needs clarification regarding geography of district|date=June 2022}} of the city of Farmington.
Early life
Sharer was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and grew up in Farmington, New Mexico.[http://www.williamsharer.com/about-bill.html Official website: About Bill] He graduated from Farmington High School, the New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico State University.
Career
He served as an infantryman in the United States Army.
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.
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.{{cite news |publisher=Albuquerque Journal |accessdate=September 3, 2013 |date=August 31, 2013 |title=Lawsuit aims to block N.M. gay marriage |last=Boyd |first=Dan |url=http://www.abqjournal.com/256038/news/suit-filed-to-stop-gay-marriage-licenses.html}}{{cite news |url=http://www.krqe.com/news/local/new-mexico-supreme-court-debates-gay-marriage |agency=KRQE |title=Wait begins for same-sex marriage ruling |date=October 23, 2013 |accessdate=November 10, 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details.aspx?SPONCODE=SSHAR Senator William E. Sharer - (R)] at New Mexico Legislature
- {{Ballotpedia|William_Sharer}}
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{{Current New Mexico statewide political officials}}
{{U.S. State Senate Floor Leaders}}
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Category:21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature
Category:People from Farmington, New Mexico
Category:Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico