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{{Officeholder
|name=Lawrence A. Phillips
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|religion=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1966|4|5}}
|offices=
Texas State Representative
|district=62
|state=Texas
|term_start=January 2003 -
|preceded=Ronald H. Clark
|former=
|succeeded=
'''Lawrence A. Phillips''', known as '''Larry Phillips''' (born April 5, 1966), is an attorney from Sherman in north [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mm6g8h9/rep-larry-phillips|title=Rep. Larry Phillips|publisher=manta.com|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 62 (Fannin and Grayson counties).<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=62|title=Larry Phillips|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
'''Lawrence A. Phillips''', known as '''Larry Phillips''' (born April 5, 1966), is an attorney from Sherman in north [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mm6g8h9/rep-larry-phillips|title=Rep. Larry Phillips|publisher=manta.com|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 62 (Fannin and Grayson counties).<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=62|title=Larry Phillips|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
Phillips received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. He thenn procured his [[Juris Doctor]] from the University of Houston Law School in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/larry-phillips/|title=Larry Phillips|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
Phillips received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. He then procured his [[Juris Doctor]] from the University of Houston Law School in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/larry-phillips/|title=Larry Phillips|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
In 2003, Phillips initially won his seat in a special runoff election with nearly 66 percent of the vote; his defeated opponent was the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Donnie Jarvis, also of Sherman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Special election returns, January 7, 2003|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>The vacancy appeared when [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] appointed Republican State Representative Ronald H. Clark of Sherman as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in the branch court at [[Beaumont]] in southeastern Texas. Clark had held the District 62 seat since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=165&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=62~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=77~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Ronald H. Clark|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
In 2003, Phillips initially won his seat in a special runoff election with nearly 66 percent of the vote; his defeated opponent was the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Donnie Jarvis, also of Sherman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Special election returns, January 7, 2003|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>The vacancy occurred when [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] appointed Republican State Representative Ronald H. Clark of Sherman as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in the branch court at [[Beaumont]] in southeastern Texas. Clark had held the District 62 seat since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=165&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=62~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=77~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Ronald H. Clark|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
Phillips is the chairman of the House Transportation Committee and a member of the committees on (1) Ethics, (2) Redistricting, and (3) Border and Intergovernmental Affairs.<ref name=house/>Phillips secured his latest full term in 2010 with nearly 88 percent of the ballots cast over the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Kenneth Myers. No Democrat sought the seat.<ref name=ttribune/>
Phillips is the chairman of the House Transportation Committee and a member of the committees on (1) Ethics, (2) Redistricting, and (3) Border and Intergovernmental Affairs.<ref name=house/>Phillips secured his latest full term in 2010 with nearly 88 percent of the ballots cast over the [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Kenneth Myers. No Democrat sought the seat.<ref name=ttribune/>