John Shields (Texas politician)
| John Howard Shields | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 122 (Bexar County) | |
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In office 1993–2003 |
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| Preceded by | George Boyd Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Frank Corte, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 20, 1954 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marsha McCombs Shields (married 1976) |
| Relations | Red McCombs (father-in-law) |
| Children | Anna Charline Shields |
| Residence |
San Antonio, Bexar County Texas, USA |
| Alma mater |
Duke University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Duke University
Trinity University
John Howard Shields (born October 20, 1954) is an attorney in San Antonio, Texas, who is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bexar County. Shields is also an investor in Retama Park racetrack in San Antonio. His father-in-law is powerful San Antonio businessman B. J. "Red" McCombs. Marsha McCombs Shields is Red McCombs's youngest daughter.
Shields received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and a Master of Arts from Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1988, Shields received the Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. In addition to his law practice, Shields is a lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
From 1993 to 2003, Shields held the District 22 seat in the House. In his first election in 1992, Shields won the Republican primary outright by a margin of .4 of 1 percent over two opponents, William E. "Bill" Harrison and Lonnie Wulfe. Shields polled 5,203 votes (50.4 percent) to Wulfe's 3,286 (31.8 percent) and Harrison's 1,833 (17.8 percent). In the general election, when Bill Clinton was elected as U.S. President, Shields faced no Democrat but defeated the Libertarian choice, Phil E. Sanford, 38,838 votes (88.5 percent) to 5,024 (11.5 percent). In his last successful election in November 2000, Shields again scored a lop-sided victory over a Libertarian nominee.
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