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Line 51: + + + + − In 1966, Fay supported President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in the establishment of the [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park]] in West Texas near the [[New Mexico]] border. Both acquisitions had long been strongly promoted by Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ralph Yarborough]]. Previously, Texas had only one national park: [[Big Bend National Park|Big Bend]] along the [[Rio Grande]] in the southwestern part of the state. Fay found himself allying with [[liberal]] Democrat Yarborough, whereas his opponent, Sadler, and the Texas Republican U. S. Senator [[John Tower]] were opposed to the additional park lands. Sadler took the view that the acquisition of lands from private individuals would mean less [[property tax]] revenues needed to provide the local share of financing of public schools as well as declining funds to the Texas Permanent School Fund.+ − − No Republican was elected land commissioner until 1998, when David Dewhurst, later the lieutenant governor, won the position. Dewhurst succeeded long-time Land Commissioner Garry Mauro of [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]] in Brazos County, who had first been elected in 1982. − − ==Gubernatorial primaries, 1972==
→Opposing Jerry Sadler for land commissioner
In 1962 and 1966, Fay was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Texas land commissioner. In the latter race he won the endorsement of the [[AFL-CIO]] executive board. He lost both races to popular [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Gerald Anthony "Jerry" Sadler (1907-1982), who once had [[Governor|gubernatorial]] ambitions. In the 1962 campaign, Fay hailed [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] for signing into law the establishment of the Padre Island National Seashore north of [[Brownsville]].<ref name=bio/>
In 1962 and 1966, Fay was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Texas land commissioner. In the latter race he won the endorsement of the [[AFL-CIO]] executive board. He lost both races to popular [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Gerald Anthony "Jerry" Sadler (1907-1982), who once had [[Governor|gubernatorial]] ambitions. In the 1962 campaign, Fay hailed [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] for signing into law the establishment of the Padre Island National Seashore north of [[Brownsville]].<ref name=bio/>
In 1966, Fay supported President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in the establishment of the [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park]] in West Texas near the [[New Mexico]] border. Both acquisitions had long been strongly promoted by Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ralph Yarborough]]. Previously, Texas had only one national park: [[Big Bend National Park|Big Bend]] along the [[Rio Grande]] in the southwestern part of the state. Fay found himself allying with [[liberal]] Democrat Yarborough, whereas his opponent, Sadler, and the Texas Republican U. S. Senator [[John Tower]] were opposed to the additional park lands. Sadler took the view that the acquisition of lands from private individuals would mean less [[property tax]] revenues needed to provide the local share of financing of public schools as well as declining funds to the Texas Permanent School Fund.
No Republican was elected land commissioner until 1998, when David Dewhurst of Houston, later the lieutenant governor, won the position. Dewhurst succeeded long-time Land Commissioner Garry Mauro of [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]] in Brazos County, who had first been elected in 1982.
==Gubernatorial primaries, 1972==
In 1972, Fay ran against five other candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He made it into the second primary but lost the nomination to then state Senator [[Henry C. Grover]], also of Houston and a staunch [[conservative]]. Grover was thereafter defeated in the [[general election]] by Democrat [[Dolph Briscoe]]. A third candidate was Ramsey Muñiz, nominee of the since-disbanded Hispanic Raza Unida Party. In the low-turnout runoff election, Grover received 37,842 votes (66.4 percent) to Fay's 19,166 (33.6 percent), according to ''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections.''
In 1972, Fay ran against five other candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He made it into the second primary but lost the nomination to then state Senator [[Henry C. Grover]], also of Houston and a staunch [[conservative]]. Grover was thereafter defeated in the [[general election]] by Democrat [[Dolph Briscoe]]. A third candidate was Ramsey Muñiz, nominee of the since-disbanded Hispanic Raza Unida Party. In the low-turnout runoff election, Grover received 37,842 votes (66.4 percent) to Fay's 19,166 (33.6 percent), according to ''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections.''