Charles Jeffrey Schwertner (born May 29, 1970)[1][2] is an American orthopedic surgeon and politician who has represented the 5th district in the Texas Senate since 2013.

[5] Schwertner also chairs the Sunset Advisory Commission, a 12-member body of legislators and public members that periodically reviews function and operations of more than 130 state agencies.

The Committee is directed to develop and update a Texas-wide power supply chain map for use during a disaster and to enhance emergency preparedness and response.

[19] Schwertner also passed SB 19[20] to prohibit corporations that discriminate against the firearms industry from obtaining contracts with Texas governmental entities.

According to Schwertner, this bill was authored in response to reports that banks were refusing to grant loans to businesses in the firearms industry.

The student also received text messages from an Austin area number that matched a business card belonging to Schwertner.

In that way, it’s as though no investigation had taken place; Schwertner is in the same fix he was in after the allegations were known and before Johnny Sutton, a former U.S. attorney who is now in private practice, started digging around.