| Scott Sherman | |
| Smallimage: | Scott Sherman.jpg |
| Residence: | Allied Gardens, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Grossmont Community College |
| Office: | Member of the San Diego City Council from the 7th district |
| Term Start: | December 3, 2012 |
| Term End: | December 10, 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Marti Emerald |
| Successor: | Raul Campillo |
| 1Namedata: | Bob Filner Kevin Faulconer |
| Party: | Republican |
| Website: | City Council District 7 website |
Scott Sherman is a former member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 7 in San Diego, California. He took office December 3, 2012 and was re-elected in 2016. He is a Republican, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per state law.
District 7 includes the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta, and Lake Murray.[1]
Sherman grew up in a military family. He has lived in San Diego since he was 5 months old. He attended Patrick Henry High School and Grossmont Community College. He is an insurance agent, with a focus on maritime insurance. He is an avid boater and fisherman.[2] He and his wife, the former Norma Mouett, live in the Allied Gardens neighborhood near where he grew up.[3]
Sherman ran for the District 7 council seat in the 2012 election after District 7 incumbent Marti Emerald decided to run in the newly created District 9 seat. Sherman was recruited to run by then-councilmember Carl DeMaio.[4] He had not previously been active in politics.[5]
In the June 2012 primary he earned 50.09% of the vote,[6] edging out three competitors to win the seat outright and avoid a November runoff.[7] He took office December 3, 2012.
Sherman was part of a coordinated three-person slate supported by the local Republican Party in an attempt to gain a Republican majority on the nine-member council.[8] Sherman and fellow Republican Mark Kersey won their seats, but the third candidate, Ray Ellis, lost to incumbent Sherri Lightner, so that the council retained a 5-4 Democratic majority.
Sherman was elected to a second term in June 2016.[9] He was termed out of his council position in 2020 and was replaced by Raul Campillo.[10]
Source: Office of the City Clerk
On November 27, 2019, Sherman filed as a candidate in the 2020 San Diego mayoral election. He was the only Republican candidate to enter the race.[11] He was narrowly eliminated in the primary.[12]