Kay Bailey Hutchison
22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO
In office August 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Douglas Lute
Succeeded by	Julianne Smith
United States Senator from Texas
In office June 14, 1993 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Bob Krueger
Succeeded by	Ted Cruz
Treasurer of Texas
In office January 15, 1991 – June 14, 1993
Governor	Ann Richards
Preceded by	Ann Richards
Succeeded by	Martha Whitehead
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 90th district
In office January 9, 1973 – July 9, 1976
Preceded by	Tom Bass
Succeeded by	Brad Wright
Personal details
Born	Kathryn Ann Bailey (1943-07-22) July 22, 1943 (age 81) Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	John Parks ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1969)​ Ray Hutchison ​ ​ (m. 1978; died 2014)​
Children	4
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA, JD)

Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943^[1]) is an American politician. Hutchison was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from August 28, 2017 to January 20, 2021. She was the senior Senator from Texas. Hutchison is a member of the U.S. Republican Party. In 2001, she was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by the Ladies Home Journal.

On June 29, 2017, Hutchison was nominated to be the next United States Permanent Representative to NATO by Donald Trump.^[2] She was confirmed by the Senate in a voice vote on August 3, 2017.^[3]

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