Phil Short

Philip Granville Short, known as Phil Short (born January 31, 1947), is a retired military officer formerly from Covington, Louisiana, USA, who served in the Louisiana State Senate for District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes) from 1996 to 1999.^[1]

Philip Granville Short
Phil Short as a student at Louisiana Tech University (1969)
Louisiana State Senator from District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes)
In office 1996–1999
Preceded by	B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn
Succeeded by	Jerry Aroe Thomas
Personal details
Born	(1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 78)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Suzanne Richards Short
Residence(s)	Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Alma mater	C.E. Byrd High School Louisiana Tech University Webster University
Occupation	Lieutenant colonel in United States Marine Corps
Short unseated the legendary Sixty Rayburn in the Louisiana State Legislature but served only three years of his term. He resigned to take a position with the United States Marine Corps in Washington, D.C.