LOCAL · TX · 1948-1972
Buster Kern
Sheriff · Harris County · Democrat · Texas
On the record
24-year tenure
Background
Buster Kern occupied the Sheriff · Harris County of Harris County office in Texas for 24 years (1948–1972). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Jack Heard. Note: 24-year tenure. Same-year political environment (1948): Governor Beauford H. Jester.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Texas
- Ed Gonzalez (2017-present)
- Ron Hickman (2015-2017)
- Adrian Garcia (2009-2015)
- Tommy Thomas (1994-2008)
- John Klevenhagen (1985-1999)
- Jack Heard (1972-1985)