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class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_109th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 109th House of Representatives district">109th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 8, 2019 – January 2025</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Giddings" title="Helen Giddings">Helen Giddings</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aicha_Davis" title="Aicha Davis">Aicha Davis</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">20th Mayor of <a href="/wiki/DeSoto,_Texas" title="DeSoto, Texas">DeSoto</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2010–2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bobby Waddle</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Curtistene McCowan</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Carl Oscar Sherman</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1966-06-13</span>) </span>June 13, 1966<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 58)</span><sup id="cite_ref-votesmart_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Michelle<sup id="cite_ref-votesmart_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">5<sup id="cite_ref-votesmart_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/DeSoto,_Texas" title="DeSoto, Texas">DeSoto, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-votesmart_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northwood_University" title="Northwood University">Northwood University</a><sup id="cite_ref-txdirectory_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-txdirectory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Carl Oscar Sherman Sr.</b> (born June 13, 1966) is an American politician who has represented <a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_109th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 109th House of Representatives district">District 109</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</a> since 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-ballotpedia_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, he served as the 20th mayor of <a href="/wiki/DeSoto,_Texas" title="DeSoto, Texas">DeSoto, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-txdirectory_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-txdirectory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from 2010 to 2016. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_O._Sherman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherman was elected <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a> of <a href="/wiki/DeSoto,_Texas" title="DeSoto, Texas">DeSoto, Texas</a> in May 2010, after having served as mayor pro tem in 2008 and 2009. He was re-elected in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-txdirectory_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-txdirectory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left office in 2016<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was succeeded by Curtistene McCowan.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_legislature">Texas legislature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_O._Sherman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Texas legislature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, Sherman ran for election to represent District 109 in the Texas House of Representatives, to replace former representative <a href="/wiki/Helen_Giddings" title="Helen Giddings">Helen Giddings</a>, who had decided to retire.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-ballotpedia_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Sherman opposed a bill in the Texas legislature that would have permitted <a href="/wiki/Secondary_suite" title="Secondary suite">accessory dwelling units</a> (ADUs) in areas with <a href="/wiki/Single-family_zoning" title="Single-family zoning">single-family zoning</a>. The bill was intended to increase housing supply and alleviate the housing crisis in urban areas in Texas. Sherman argued that allowing ADUs would jeopardize the American dream for people and "create havoc with their homes"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022 he was the keynote speaker at the <a href="/wiki/Ellis_County_African_American_Hall_of_Fame_Museum_and_Library" title="Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library">Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library</a> Wall of Fame induction ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_record">Electoral record</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_O._Sherman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Electoral record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2018 Democratic primary: Texas House of Representatives, District 109<sup id="cite_ref-ballotpedia_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Checked" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/12px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/18px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/24px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="19" data-file-height="18" /></span></span> Carl Sherman, Sr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,196 </td> <td style="text-align:right">40.2% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Victoria Walton </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,413 </td> <td style="text-align:right">9.2% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Christopher Graham </td> <td style="text-align:right">913 </td> <td style="text-align:right">5.9% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2018 Democratic primary runoff: Texas House of Representatives, District 109<sup id="cite_ref-ballotpedia_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Checked" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/12px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/18px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/24px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="19" data-file-height="18" /></span></span> Carl Sherman, Sr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,074 </td> <td style="text-align:right">64.2% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Deshaundra Lockhart Jones </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,268 </td> <td style="text-align:right">35.8% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2018 general election: Texas House of Representatives, District 109<sup id="cite_ref-ballotpedia_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Checked" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/12px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/18px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/24px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="19" data-file-height="18" /></span></span> Carl Sherman, Sr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">51,975 </td> <td style="text-align:right">99.0% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"> </td> <td class="fn">Other/Write-in </td> <td style="text-align:right;">524 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.0% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2020 Democratic primary runoff: Texas House of Representatives, District 109<sup id="cite_ref-ballotpedia_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ballotpedia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Checked" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/12px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/18px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg/24px-Check_mark_23x20_02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="19" data-file-height="18" /></span></span> Carl Sherman, Sr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">14,810 </td> <td style="text-align:right">61.8% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Christopher Graham </td> <td style="text-align:right">9,142 </td> <td style="text-align:right">38.2% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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