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(R) </h2> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-6"> </div> <div class="cell w-6"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div id="profile" class="tabs"> <ul> <li> <a href="#statistics_tab" title="">Details</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150417013353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/bio/sharon-keller/" title="">Bio</a> </li> </ul> <div id="statistics_tab"> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-4"> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Political Profile</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Current Office</th> <td class="table-data">Texas Court of Criminal Appeals</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Place</th> <td class="table-data">1</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Party</th> <td class="table-data">Republican Party</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Term Expiration</th> <td class="table-data">2018</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Term Length</th> <td class="table-data">6 years</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Salary</th> <td class="table-data">$152,500 per year</td> </tr> </table> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Financial Statements</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <ul class="data financials"> <li><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/filings/2014/KellerCY2013.pdf">2014</a></li> <li><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/filings/2012/KellerCY2012.pdf">2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2011-financials-00026509-322.pdf">2011</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2010-financials-00026509-323.pdf">2010</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2009-financials-00026509-324.pdf">2009</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2008-financials-00026509-325.pdf">2008</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2007-amended-financials-00026509-411497.pdf">2007 (amended)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2007-financials-00026509-370994.pdf">2007</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2006-amended-financials-00026509-411499.pdf">2006 (amended)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2006-financials-00026509-339574.pdf">2006</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2005-financials-00026509-302895.pdf">2005</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2004-financials-00026509-276964.pdf">2004</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2003-financials-00026509-248442.pdf">2003</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2002-financials-00026509-221095.pdf">2002</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2001-financials-00026509-196774.pdf">2001</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-2000-financials-00026509-172850.pdf">2000</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1999-financials-00026509-136000.pdf">1999</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1998-financials-00026509-119871.pdf">1998</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1997-financials-00026509-100274.pdf">1997</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1996-financials-00026509-82405.pdf">1996</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1995-financials-00026509-62262.pdf">1995</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1994-financials-00026509-43448.pdf">1994</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417013353/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/sharon-keller-1993-financials-00026509-22219.pdf">1993</a></li> </ul> <table class="table financials" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Year</th> <td class="table-data year"></td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td class="table-data"><input type="button" value="Download PDF"/></td> </tr> </table> <p><a 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<span class="won_election">Won</span> with 26.40% </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data"> 2000 General Election </td> <td class="table-data" data-race="636"> <span class="lost_election">Lost</span> with 73.14% </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data"> 2000 Republican Primary Runoff Election </td> <td class="table-data" data-race="1849"> <span class="won_election">Won</span> with 18.71% </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data"> 2000 Republican Party Primary Election </td> <td class="table-data" data-race="1151"> <span class="went to runoff_election">Went to runoff</span> with 11.38% </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data"> Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2, 1994 General Election </td> <td class="table-data" data-race="793"> <span class="won_election">Won</span> with 54.46% </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data"> Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2, 1994 Republican Primary Runoff Election </td> <td class="table-data" data-race="844"> <span class="won_election">Won</span> with 57.40% </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data"> Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2, 1994 Republican Primary Election </td> <td class="table-data" data-race="265"> <span class="went to runoff_election">Went to runoff</span> with 37.13% </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="cell w-3"> <a class="btn_info suggest-changes" href="/web/20150417013353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sharon-keller/suggest-change/" rel="nofollow">Suggest Changes <i class="icon icon-edit"></i></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150417013353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150417013353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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