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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bruce R. Sherbet has demonstrated an exemplary |
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commitment to public service with his notable 24-year tenure as the |
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elections administrator of Dallas County; and |
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WHEREAS, Described as "one of the most respected elections |
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officials in the country" by the Dallas Morning News, Mr. Sherbet |
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became a voter registration supervisor in 1980, and five years |
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later he rose to the position of assistant elections administrator; |
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he was hired as elections administrator in 1987, responsible for |
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overseeing voting operations in a county with more than one million |
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registered voters; among other duties, he has managed personnel, |
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poll operations, and balloting equipment, helped to conduct |
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redistricting, performed public education outreach, and maintained |
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campaign finance reports; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired by his peers, Mr. Sherbet has served |
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as president of the Texas Association of Elections Administrators |
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and as chair of its legislative committee; in addition, he was a |
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member of the board and treasurer for the Dallas County Credit |
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Union, and he contributed his time and talents on the civil service |
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board for the City of Richardson for nearly a decade; this dedicated |
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administrator has been praised for his fairness and integrity, and |
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his work has been supported by members of both major parties; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Sherbet enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Kellye Sherbet, and his children, Nicholas |
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Lawrance and Brittany Sherbet; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Sherbet has devoted three decades to serving |
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the residents of Dallas County, and in so doing, he has built a |
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reputation for impartiality, professionalism, and effectiveness |
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and has helped further the democratic process for his fellow |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Bruce R. Sherbet for his outstanding |
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service as the elections administrator for Dallas County and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Sherbet as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 424 was adopted by the House on February |
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22, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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