Bryan Sharratt

Bryan Edwards Sharratt (October 13, 1947 – August 16, 2007) was a United States Navy and Air Force officer, a lawyer, a Certified Public Accountant, a real estate broker, and a Democratic politician from Wyoming. After losing his Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives to Richard B. "Dick" Cheney in 1988, Sharratt campaigned for Bill Clinton for the presidency of the United States in 1992 and for John Kerry in 2004.

Bryan Edwards Sharratt
Born(1947-10-13)October 13, 1947
DiedAugust 16, 2007(2007-08-16) (aged 59)
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
OccupationAccountant, real estate broker
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)(1) Amy Jo Mank Sharratt
(2) Ann Marie Sharratt (married 1997–his death)
ChildrenCarroll Craig Sharratt
Jo Marie McGuire
Military career
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
United States Air Force
RankLieutenant colonel
Notes
As the Democratic nominee for Wyoming's lone seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1988, Sharratt lost to incumbent Dick Cheney, later the United States Secretary of Defense and the Vice President of the United States.
(2) Sharratt worked to elect Bill Clinton as U.S. President in 1992, but his state voted for Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, whom Clinton unseated.

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Preceded by
Rick Gilmore, 1986
Democratic nominee for Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives

Bryan Edwards Sharratt
1988

Succeeded by
Pete Maxfield, 1990
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