Last Updated: 08 Apr, 2024 | Views: 538
Age: 72
Profession: Politician
Other Profession(s): Attorney
Famous For: National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2009 to 2013
Higher Education: St. Mary's University, Texas (JD)
Net Worth: $27 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Cornyn III was born on February 2, 1952, and has been serving as the senior United States senator from Texas since 2002. He was an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 to 1997. He served as Texas' Attorney General from 1995 to 2002. The incumbent was re-elected in 2008, 2014, and 2020.
John Cornyn Career:
John Cornyn Texas Attorney General
John Cornyn 1998 Election
Cornyn ran for Texas attorney general in 1998. The Republican primary in March saw Railroad Commissioner Barry Williamson garner 38% of the vote, while former Texas Supreme Court Justice John Cornyn got 32%.
John Cornyn Tenure
Cornyn established the Texas Internet Bureau to investigate illegal internet practices in September 2000.
In 2002, The Austin Chronicle reported that Cornyn had announced his office would investigate the 1999 drug bust, which resulted in 46 arrests, 43 of whom were Black.
John Cornyn United States Senate
John Cornyn Elections
John Cornyn 2002
Cornyn faced five opponents in the 2002 Republican primary. Cornyn defeated Bruce Rusty Lang, a self-financed Dallas-based international physician, by ten-to-one. Cornyn defeated Kirk in the general election after spending over $9 million on his campaign.
John Cornyn 2014
He won his reelection in 2014 with 59% of the vote against Houston-area congressman Steve Stockman. According to the Dallas Morning News, he "never broke a sweat."
John Cornyn Political Positions
Cornyn was described as "very conservative" by political scientists John M. Sides and Daniel J. Hopkins in 2015. National Journal ranked Cornyn as the 14th most conservative senator in 2013. His ties to President Bush were considered reliable by the Dallas Morning News.
John Cornyn Election Law
Cornyn helped Senate Republicans filibuster national election reform legislation in 2021. He called the bill, which received only Democratic party support, a "politically-motivated federal takeover."
John Cornyn Personal Life:
Cornyn and Sandy Hansen have two daughters. The Senate salary of Cornyn is supplemented by pensions from three different state and local governments. Cornyn had a net worth of over $1.8 million as of 2018, according to OpenSecrets.org.
Wait!
Here're some popular profiles for you.