Drew Darby was born in San Angelo, attended San Angelo public schools, and graduated from Central High in 1965. An All- District football player at Central, Drew attended the University of Texas on a football scholarship. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Finance and a minor in Accounting. In 1971, he earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas.
Drew is the founder of Drew Darby & Associates Law Firm and president and owner of Surety Title Company and Double D Title, Inc. with nine offices serving 11 counties. Surety Title Company had the first completely computerized sovereignty title plant in the United States.
Drew's community service in the District 72 area includes:
- Chairman of the City of San Angelo's Water Advisory Board
- Member of Farm Bureau
- Member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
- Member of the City of San Angelo's Economic Development Corporation
- Member Concho Country Emmaus Community
- Member Central High School Site Base Committee
- Member Central High School PTO
- Member San Angelo Rotary Club
- Member San Angelo Chamber of Commerce
- Member Scurry County Pachyderm Club
- Member Tom Green County Pachyderm Club
- Associate Member Concho Valley Republican Women
- Member Snyder Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Colorado City Chamber of Commerce
- Past President of the Lighthouse for the Blind
- Past Chairman of the San Angelo Civil Service Commission
- Former member of the San Angelo City Council
- Former member of the Executive Board of the Concho Valley Council of Governments
- Former member of the Lake Nasworthy Advisory Board
- Active in the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo and the United Way
Drew has been active in Republican politics for more than 30 years. He served as a poll watcher for the Republican Party in its first primary election held in Tom Green County. He is currently a member of the Tom Green County and Scurry County Pachyderm Clubs and an associate member of the Concho Valley Republican Women.
Drew and his wife, Clarisa, have been married for 22 years. He has five children: Derek, an attorney with Shanks Darby, married to the former Crystin Hohmann of San Angelo - the parents of grandson Davis; Devon, Catering Director for Exxon Mobil; Taylor, a sophomore at University of Texas Austin, and twins Ashley and Regan, freshmen at University of Texas Austin.
Drew serves as an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo, where his family attends. Drew enjoys spending time with family, sporting events, golf, hunting, and reading.
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