Voters in Texas House District 72 elected Drew Darby to represent them in 2006 and returned him to office in 2008 and 2010. Drew has become a leader in the Texas House of Representatives during his six years of service. Drew currently serves a third term on the important House Committee on Appropriations. He is chairman of the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Business & Economic Development and Regulatory Agencies and vice-chairman of the House Committee on Transportation. Drew also is a key member on the State Sovereignty and the Local and Consent Calendars committees. During the current interim between sessions, Drew chairs the Subcommittee on Funding for the Select Committee on Transportation Funding, a subcommittee tasked to seek fiscally sound transportation policy that will meet the infrastructure and mobility challenges of Texas. Drew Darby's committee assignments in the Texas House of Representatives include: 82nd Session (2011) Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Business & Economic Development and Regulatory (Chairman) Transportation (Vice Chair) Local and Consent Calendars State Sovereignty 81st Session (2009) Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Business and Economic Development (Vice Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Stimulus Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, Select Human Services Transportation Funding, Select Transportation Funding, Select, Subcommittee on Funding (Chair) 80th Session (2007) Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory Business and Industry (Chair - Budget & Oversight) House Administration Property Tax Relief and Appraisal Reform, Select Use of Sales Tax on Sporting Goods, Joint Legislative Task Force Drew Darby has received many recognitions and honors during his six years of service to the people of Texas and House District 72: Chairman's Award from the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce for his outstanding contributions to the San Angelo community. Honorary Alumni from Angelo State University for authoring House Bill 3564 which allowed the realignment of Angelo State University with the Texas Tech University System, a first in the history of Texas Higher Education. Outstanding Legislator recognition by the Texas Land Title Association Friends of County Government recognition by the Texas Association of Counties Champion for Free Enterprise Award by the Texas Association of Business Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement recognition by the Texas Police Chiefs Association Guardian of Small Business-National Federation of Independent Business Friend of County Government-Texas Association of Counties Champion for Children Award-Texas Coalition of Homes for Children Hall of Fame-Texas Realtors Association Best of Legislature 2011 Honorable Mention, Capitol Inside Drew's past service to the people of Texas includes San Angelo city councilman, chairman of the San Angelo Water Advisory Board, and chairman of the Lake Nasworthy Advisory Board. Drew is a member of the Texas Farm Bureau, the National Rifle Association, the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association, the Tom Green County Bar Association, member of San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, and the State Bar of Texas. Biography Drew Darby was born in San Angelo, Texas in 1947. He grew up in San Angelo and attended San Angelo public schools, graduating from San Angelo Central High School in 1965. He was a starting football player on the Bobcat football team. Drew attended the University of Texas on a football scholarship and graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Finance and a minor in Accounting. He was the first member of his family to attend and graduate from college. Drew then entered the University of Texas School of Law and earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas in 1971. He also is a graduate of Emerging Political Leaders Program at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. A successful businessman, Drew is the founder of Drew Darby and Associates Law Firm and owner of Surety Title Company, Inc., a firm with offices throughout West Texas. Drew and his wife, Clarisa, celebrate twenty-five years of marriage and have five children and two grandchildren.