John Cornyn
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| John Cornyn | |
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| U.S. Senator from Texas From: December 2, 2002 – Present | |
| Predecessor | Phil Gramm |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
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| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sandy Cornyn |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
John Cornyn (born February 2, 1952 in Houston, Texas) is the junior United States Senator from Texas and a member of the Republican Party. In 2006, National Journal ranked Cornyn as the fourth most conservative Senator. [1]He also received a 100% rating from the Christian Coalition and from the National Right to Life Council. [2] He currently serves on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Budget Committee, Finance Committee, and Judiciary Committee. Cornyn is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2010 Midterm Elections.
Cornyn is a graduate of Trinity University and St. Mary’s School of Law (both in San Antonio) and earned a Masters of Law from the University of Virginia Law School. He would go on to get elected district court judge in Bexar County. In 1990 Cornyn was elected to the state Supreme Court. In 1998 he was elected Texas' Attorney General. After Republican Senator Phil Gramm announced his retirement Cornyn entered the race to succeed him, and defeated the Democratic nominee, Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2008.
