Charles Perry | |
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President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | |
Assumed office June 2, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Brandon Creighton |
Member of the Texas Senate from the 28th district | |
Assumed office September 30,2014 | |
Preceded by | Robert L. Duncan |
Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 83rd district | |
In office January 11,2011 –September 30,2014 | |
Preceded by | Delwin Jones |
Succeeded by | Dustin Burrows |
Personal details | |
Born | Abilene,Texas,U.S. | March 9,1962
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jacklyn |
Children | 2 |
Education | Texas Tech University (BBA) |
Charles Perry is an accountant and politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate from the 28th district. He assumed office on September 30,2014. He was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 83rd district from 2010 to 2014.
Perry is a native of Lubbock,Texas. After graduating from Sweetwater High School in Sweetwater,Texas,Perry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting and management information systems from Texas Tech University. [1] Perry has worked as a Certified Public Accountant.
Perry was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2010,defeating Delwin Jones who held the position since 1989. [2] He was a member of the Texas House for the 83rd district from 2010 to 2014.[ citation needed ]
Perry was elected to the Texas Senate in 2014,winning a special election for the seat vacated by Robert L. Duncan. [3] In 2025,Perry authored legislation to ban THC in Texas. [4]