Philip Sharp (politician)

Philip Sharp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byDavid W. Dennis
Succeeded byDavid McIntosh
Constituency10th district (1975–1983)
2nd district (1983–1995)
Personal details
BornPhilip Riley Sharp
(1942-07-15) July 15, 1942
PartyDemocratic
EducationDePauw University
Georgetown University (BA, MA, PhD)
Exeter College, Oxford

Philip Riley Sharp (born July 15, 1942) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic representative from Indiana from 1975 to 1995.

In his 1988 and 1990 congressional elections, Sharp defeated future U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.