Phil Short

Philip Granville Short
Phil Short as a student at Louisiana Tech University (1969)
Louisiana State Senator from District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes)
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byB.B. "Sixty" Rayburn
Succeeded byJerry Aroe Thomas
Personal details
Born (1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 77)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSuzanne Richards Short
Residence(s)Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Alma materC.E. Byrd High School

Louisiana Tech University

Webster University
OccupationLieutenant colonel in United States Marine Corps
Short unseated the legendary Sixty Rayburn in the Louisiana State Legislature but served only three years of his term. He resigned to take a position with the United States Marine Corps in Washington, D.C.

Philip Granville Short, known as Phil Short (born January 31, 1947), is a retired military officer formerly from Covington, Louisiana, USA, who served in the Louisiana State Senate for District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes) from 1996 to 1999.[1]

References

  1. ^ McEnany, Arthur (January 2008). "Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present" (PDF). Louisiana State Senate. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
Preceded by Louisiana State Senator for the 12th District
(St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes)
Philip Granville "Phil" Short
1996–1999 		Succeeded by