Rep. Carl Isett was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1996. He is chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission and charged with re-authorizing or closing 27 state agencies. He chairs the Sub-Committee on General Government of the House Appropriations Committee and the Budget Oversight for the Licensing and Regulatory Committee.

Rep. Isett was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Texas Conservative Coalition and to serve on the Steering Committee for the House Research Organization. He is currently co-chair of the Texas Legislative Sportsman Caucus and serves on the executive committee of the National Assembly of Sportsman Caucuses. He also serves on the board of the Tower Institute and is a member of the Lubbock Lion's Club.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance and his Master of Science degree in Finance from Texas Tech University. Carl has served as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Naval Reserve for 17 years. He holds the rank of Commander, attached to Commander Fleet Industrial Supply Center, San Diego. In October 2006 Rep. Isett returned from an extended deployment in Kuwait and Iraq.