Changes

Resident of Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas

Resident of Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas

| spouse=(1) Cynthia Hughes "Cindy" Zerwas (married 1978- 2013, her death)​

| spouse=(1) Cynthia Hughes "Cindy" Zerwas (married 1978- 2013, her death)​

(2) Sylvia Haist Zerwas (married 2015)​​

(2) Sylvia Haist Collins Zerwas (married 2015)​​

| children =Four children from first marriage<br>

| children =Four children from first marriage<br>

Two stepchildren from second marriage

Two stepchildren from second marriage

| alma_mater=University of Houston​

| alma_mater=University of Houston​

Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)​

Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)​

| occupation=[[Anesthesiologist]]​

| occupation=Anesthesiologist}}

'''John McCall Zerwas, Sr.''' (born March 24, 1955), is an [[anesthesiologist]] from Richmond in [[suburban]] Fort Bend County, [[Texas]], who served from 2007 to 2019 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 28. Zerwas resigned his legislative midway in his seventh term to become the executive vice chancellor for health affairs for the [[University of Texas]] System. <ref>{{cite web|author=Julie Chang|title=State Rep. John Zerwas to become UT System vice chancellor |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20190801/state-rep-john-zerwas-to-become-ut-system-vice-chancellor|publisher=''Austin American-Statesman'' |date=August 1, 2019|accessdate=October 10, 2019}</ref> <ref name=ttt>{{cite web |author=Patrick Svitek|title= State Rep. John Zerwas to step down in September |url= https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/31/state-rep-john-zerwas-stepping-down-early/|accessdate=October 10, 2019 |publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|date=July 31, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>​

'''John McCall Zerwas, Sr.''' (born March 24, 1955), is an anesthesiologist from Richmond in [[suburban]] Fort Bend County near [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], who served from 2007 to 2019 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 28. Zerwas resigned his legislative midway in his seventh term to become the executive vice chancellor for health affairs for the [[University of Texas]] System. <ref>{{cite web|author=Julie Chang|title=State Rep. John Zerwas to become UT System vice chancellor |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20190801/state-rep-john-zerwas-to-become-ut-system-vice-chancellor|publisher=''Austin American-Statesman'' |date=August 1, 2019|accessdate=October 10, 2019}</ref> <ref name=ttt>{{cite web |author=Patrick Svitek|title= State Rep. John Zerwas to step down in September |url= https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/31/state-rep-john-zerwas-stepping-down-early/|accessdate=October 10, 2019 |publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|date=July 31, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>​

​

​

Zerwas and his first wife, Cynthia "Cindy" Hughes, graduated in 1973 from Bellaire High School near [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] and wed in 1978. They had four children. After graduating from the University of Houston, Zerwas earned his medical degree at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1980. He began a full-time practice in 1985. ​ After his wife's death, he married the former Sylvia Haist and acquired two stepchildren.

Zerwas and his first wife, Cynthia "Cindy" Hughes, graduated in 1973 from Bellaire High School near [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] and wed in 1978. They had four children. After graduating from the University of Houston, Zerwas earned his medical degree at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1980. He began a full-time practice in 1985. ​ After his wife's death, he married the former Sylvia Haist Collins (born 1956) and acquired two stepchildren.

In 2017, Zerwas was named the chairman of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee.<ref name=ttt/>

In 2017, Zerwas was named the chairman of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee.<ref name=ttt/>