John Cornyn

John Cornyn
Senate Majority Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Leader	Mitch McConnell
Preceded by	Dick Durbin
United States Senator from Texas
Incumbent
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 /ˈkɔːrnᵻn/ (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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