Summary of Show:

You know, each guest we have on Background Check is so special and important and I don’t take any of them for granted. It’s an honor to speak with them.

And today that honor is magnified because I get to talk with an elected official. But it’s not just any official. It’s my districts representative and he’s on the Corrections committee down in Austin. I met him at a leadership event after he was elected, and we’ve been friends ever since. C’mon, let’s do a background check on Rep. Carl Sherman Sr.

We dive into faith, politics, corrections, and we hold nothing back. We talk about some bills they are working on as well.

Memorable Quotes:
“In the end, it’s what you do for others, I believe, that will determine your outcome.”
“We are all going to live forever. We are essentially walking each other home. Where that home is will be determined by how we live.” - Rep. Carl Sherman Sr.

Resources Mentioned in the Show:

North Texas Giving Day Forgiven Felons page:

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/ForgivenFelons

Twitter for Rep Sherman: https://mobile.twitter.com/Carl_sherman_tx

Rep Sherman’s facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/CarlSherman109/

Rep Sherman’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl_sherman_tx/

To learn more about Reginald Moore, the mass graveyard he helped uncover, and convict leasing, read this article:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/remembering-reginald-moore/

For more on Rep Carl Sherman Sr, and the bills he’s helped introduce, please visit:

https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=109

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