Shane Howard

Tax Assessor-Collector (Jefferson)

Entered Office: 01-01-2011
Term Ends: 12-31-2016

General Information

Personal Information

Career highlights and education: Spent six and one-half years in the U.S. Air Force. Worked as a sales force manger for a national direct writer insurance company for seven years. Returned to Texas in 2003 to manage a bank-owned insurance agency and develop risk management programs for commercial clients. Served as Director of Business and Finance for a multi-city engineering firm for five years. Left the firm to develop my own public affairs and business operations consultancy in 2010. Heavily involved in local and state politics and frequent media contributor on current affairs. Served as vice-chairman then chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party. Vice-Chairman of the Southeast Texas Chapter of the Texas Association of Business (TAB) and statewide board member of TAB. Active member of the Beaumont and Port Arthur chambers of commerce. Elected to Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector in November 2010 as first Republican elected to county-wide office in county history. B.A. political science, University of Missouri-St. Louis, MBA - finance, Lamar University, Certified Risk Manager and Certified Insurance Counselor.

Contact and Phone Numbers

General Contact for Jefferson
Street:
  1149 Pearl St.
  Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 835-8400
Fax: (409) 839-2311
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