David Dewhurst
| David Dewhurst | |
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| 41st Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
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In office January 21, 2003 – January 20, 2015 |
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| Governor | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Bill Ratliff |
| Succeeded by | Dan Patrick |
| 26th Texas Land Commissioner | |
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In office January 19, 1999 – January 21, 2003 |
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| Governor |
George W. Bush Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Garry Mauro |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Patterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Henry Dewhurst August 18, 1945 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Tammy Jo Dewhurst (1995–2000) Tricia Bivins (2009–2016) |
| Children | Carolyn (Stepchild with Bivins) |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Website | www |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1967–1970 |
| Rank |
 First lieutenant
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| Unit | 1040th U.S. Air Force Field Activity Squadron |
David Henry Dewhurst (born August 18, 1945) is an American politician, businessman, and rancher who served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Texas, serving from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003. Dewhurst was a candidate in 2012 for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, but he lost his party's runoff election to former Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who went on to win the general election.
Dewhurst was a candidate for a fourth four-year term in the Republican runoff election held on May 27, 2014. He was handily unseated by his intraparty rival and fellow Houstonian State Senator Dan Patrick who also led the primary balloting with 550,769 votes (41.5 percent). Dewhurst trailed with 376,196 votes (28.3 percent). Eliminated in the primary were Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples with 235,981 votes (17.8 percent) and Texas Land commissioner Jerry E. Patterson with 165,787 (12.5 percent). Patterson had succeeded Dewhurst as land commissioner in 2002 when Dewhurst was first elected as lieutenant governor. On a night of "embarrassingly low" voter turnout (approximately 4% of registered voters), the incumbent finished with only 262,086 votes (34.9 percent), compared to Patrick's 487,829 (65.1 percent).
Dewhurst's third term as lieutenant governor ended on January 20, 2015.
Dewhurst's father, David Dewhurst Jr., was a World War II pilot of a Martin B-26 Marauder of the 553d Fighter-Bomber Squadron. On D-Day, flying over Cotentin peninsula in the "Dinah Might", he led a squadron bombing German positions on Utah Beach. After the war, David Dewhurst Jr. was killed by a drunk driver, leaving behind his wife and his two sons, David and Eugene. Both brothers visited the Utah Beach Museum on June 7, 2007 and discovered an exhibit detailing their father’s mission on D-Day. Moved, the Dewhurst brother's contributed millions of dollars for the extension of the museum, allowing it to purchase a B-26 Marauder and to open a new building.
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