Shawn Webster (born March 3, 1949) is a former Republican member of the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ...

, who represented the 53rd District from 2001 to 2008.

Life and career

Webster graduated from the

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with a degree in veterinary medicine. He has been a veterinarian in the Butler County area for over thirty years. Webster is married with three children. Prior to his tenure in the Ohio House, Webster served on the Ross Local School Board for a number of years.

Ohio House of Representatives

With Representative

Gene Krebs Eugene "Gene" Krebs was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000. His district consisted of a portion of Butler County, Ohio. He was succeeded by Shawn Webster. Krebs was also County Commissioner of Preble County, Ohio ...

term limited, Webster was one of three Republicans who sought to succeed him in the

. He secured the nomination, and won the general election with 61.1% of the vote. He won reelection in 2002 with 64.45%, in 2004 with 65.83%, and 2006 with 57.46%. Webster served as the Chairman of the Higher Education Subcommittee in the Ohio 126th General Assembly. In 2008, Webster was unable to run again due to

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. He was succeeded by Timothy Derickson, and has since retired from politics.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Shawn Living people Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly 1949 births Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni