| Sharon J. Merchant | |
| State House: | Florida |
| State: | Florida |
| District: | 83rd |
| Term Start: | January 1993 |
| Term End: | January 2001 |
| Preceded: | Lois Frankel[1] |
| Succeeded: | Jeff Atwater[2] |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1963 |
| Birth Place: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Florida State University |
Sharon J. Merchant (born August 30, 1963) is an American politician in the state of Florida. She was a representative in the Florida House of Representatives for the 83rd district between 1993 and 2001.
Merchant was born on August 30, 1963, in West Palm Beach, Florida. She received a bachelor's degree in international affairs, with a double minor in Spanish and business, from Florida State University in 1986. She worked as a legislative aide to Marian Lewis and as executive vice president for an equipment rental service.[3] [4]
Merchant was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives for the 83rd district in the 1992 general election. While in office, she served as the chair of the appropriations committee on transportation and economic development, the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, and as vice chair of the Republican caucus.[5]
After leaving office, Merchant became the president of The Merchant Strategy Inc., a political consultancy, and was later appointed as a board member of the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.