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Bill Sharer | |
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| Minority Leader of the New Mexico Senate | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory A. Baca |
| Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 2001 | |
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| Born | September 22,1959 Albuquerque,New Mexico,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | New Mexico Military Institute (AA) New Mexico State University (BA) |
| Website | State Senate website |
William E. "Bill" Sharer (born September 22,1959) [1] [2] 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[ clarification needed ] of the city of Farmington.
Sharer was born in Albuquerque,New Mexico and grew up in Farmington,New Mexico. [3] He graduated from Farmington High School,the New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico State University. [3]
He served as an infantryman in the United States Army. [3]
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. [3]
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. [4] [5]
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