Roderick R. Sherer (born 1964) is an American former politician affiliated with the

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who served on the

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between 2002 and 2005.

Early life and education

Sherer was born in

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in 1964. He attended

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from 1983 to 1985.

Career

Sherer, a Republican, was first elected as a representative of the 36th district of the

in 2002, defeating

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candidate Roy Mankins and succeeded retiring Democratic legislator

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. After taking office, Sherer was assigned to the committee on constitutional amendments. He ran for and won reelection in 2004. When Sherer was removed from the Judiciary Committee in December 2004, he became the only assembly member not to hold a position on an assembly committee that met in the morning. His resignation from the Nevada Assembly took effect on 11 July 2005. He moved to

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to work in the human resources department of Smith's Food and Drug Stores, vacating his position as a store manager for the chain in

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. Sherer expressed support for

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to run for the seat, and Goedhart succeeded him in office.

References

1964 births Living people 21st-century American legislators Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly People from Pahrump, Nevada Politicians from Salt Lake City People from Ontario, Oregon 21st-century Nevada politicians {{Nevada-politician-stub