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]
Philip Granville Short | |
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 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 by | B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Aroe Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1947 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Suzanne Richards Short |
| Residence(s) | Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, USA |
| Alma mater | C.E. Byrd High School Webster University |
| Occupation | Lieutenant 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. | |
References edit
- ^ 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.