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John Cornyn

John Cornyn
John Cornyn official portrait, 2009.jpg
Senate Majority Whip
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Leader Mitch McConnell
Preceded by Dick Durbin
United States Senator
from Texas
Assumed office
December 2, 2002
Serving with Ted Cruz
Preceded by Phil Gramm
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 Supreme Court
In office
January 2, 1991 – October 18, 1997
Governor Ann Richards
George W. Bush
Preceded by Franklin Spears
Succeeded by Deborah Hankinson
Personal details
Born John Cornyn III
(1952-02-02) February 2, 1952 (age 65)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Sandy Cornyn
Children 2
Education Trinity University (BA)
St. Mary's University, Texas (JD)
University of Virginia (LLM)
Website Senate website

John Cornyn III /ˈkɔːrnn/ (born February 2, 1952) is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from Texas, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Senate Majority Whip for the 115th Congress. Cornyn previously served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011.

Born in Houston, Cornyn is a graduate from Trinity University and St. Mary's University School of Law, receiving his LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Cornyn was a Judge on Texas' 37th District Court from 1985 to 1991, until he was elected an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, where he served 1991 to 1997. In 1998, Cornyn was elected Attorney General of Texas, serving one term until winning a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2002. He was re-elected to a second term in 2008 and to a third term in 2014.


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