John Cornyn
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| United States Senator from Texas | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2002 Serving with Ted Cruz | |
| Preceded by | Phil Gramm |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Dick Durbin |
| Succeeded by | John Thune |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Jon Kyl |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| 49th Attorney General of Texas | |
| In office January 13, 1999 – December 1, 2002 | |
| Governor | George W. Bush Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Dan Morales |
| Succeeded by | Greg Abbott |
| Associate Justice of the Texas State Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 1991 – October 18, 1997 | |
| Governor | Ann Richards George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Franklin S. Spears |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Hankinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Cornyn III February 2, 1952 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sandy Cornyn (present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Trinity University (B.A.) St. Mary's University (J.D.) University of Virginia (LL.M.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Website | www |
John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is the senior United States Senator for Texas, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the Senate Majority Whip from 2015 to 2019. Cornyn was Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007-2011.[1]
Cornyn ran for a fifth term in 2026, however he lost his re-election campaign in the primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton in a landslide.[2]
Cornyn was born in Houston, Texas on February 2, 1952.[3] His family moved to Tokyo, Japan.[4] He studied at Trinity University and St. Mary's University School of Law. He received his LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Cornyn and his wife Sandy have two daughters.
References
- ↑ "NRSC.org website". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "Texas U.S. Senate Republican Primary Runoff Election Results". The New York Times. May 26, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Rootsweb Senatorial Genealogies". Retrieved September 19, 2007.
- ↑ "The American School in Japan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
Other websites
- Senator John Cornyn official U.S. Senate site
- John Cornyn for U.S. Senate official campaign site
- Cornyn Profile[permanent dead link] at SourceWatch
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