John Carona
| John Joseph Carona | |
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| Member of the Texas Senate from the 16th district |
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In office May 1996 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John N. Leedom |
| Succeeded by | Don Huffines |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 109 | |
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In office 1991–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Helen Giddings |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 108 | |
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In office 1993–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Al Granoff |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Galloway |
| Personal details | |
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December 14, 1955 Texas City, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Carona |
| Children | Five children |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Texas State Senator and director, CEO, and president of Associations, Inc., aka "Associa" |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Website | www.associaonline.com/ |
John Joseph Carona (born 14 December 1955) is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 16 in Dallas County, Texas.
First elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1990, Carona thereafter won a special election to the state Senate held on May 4, 1996 to succeed the Republican John N. Leedom, who resigned early in his last term. Carona remains a senator until January 2015.
In the 2013 legislative session, Carona chaired the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. He was also a member of the Senate Criminal Justice, Education, Jurisprudence and Redistricting committees.
In May 2012, acrimony between Carona and colleague Dan Patrick of Houston, a fellow Republican and Baptist, was widely reported throughout the state. In an email exchange, Patrick accused Carona of spreading false rumors about Patrick's marriage; Carona denied having questioned Patrick's marriage or having made comments about Patrick's sexuality. Carona further said to Patrick: "I've never been shy about sharing my dislike and distrust of you. Put bluntly, I believe you are a snake oil salesman, a narcissist that would say anything to draw attention to himself."
News reports suggested that the feud was partly motivated by positioning in 2012 to succeed David Dewhurst as lieutenant governor, should Dewhurst have been elected to the United States Senate. Instead Dewhurst lost the Senate runoff election to fellow Republican Ted Cruz. Had Dewhurst left the lieutenant governorship early in 2013, the state senators themselves would have chosen one of their own as the acting lieutenant governor to serve through January 2015.
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