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'''John Cornyn, III''' (born February 2, 1952, in [[Houston, Texas]]), is the [[Moderate Republican]] senior [[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]], considered a leader in the [[RINO]] wing of his party in contrast to his more [[conservative]] colleague, [[Ted Cruz]].

'''John Cornyn, III''' (born February 2, 1952, in [[Houston, Texas]]), is the [[Moderate Republican]] senior [[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]]. He is considered a leader in the [[RINO]] wing of his party in contrast to his more [[conservative]] colleague, [[Ted Cruz]].

Although somewhat conservative in his first term,<ref>In 2006, ''The National Journal'' ranked Cornyn as the fourth most conservative Senator. [http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib_cons.htm?o1=con_composite&o2=desc]</ref> Cornyn today is largely controlled by Republican Party moderates and liberals. He serves on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Budget Committee, Finance Committee, and Judiciary Committee. As the chairman of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] in 2012, Senator Cornyn pulled $5 million in spending out of the toss-up [[Missouri]] race because the embattled [[pro-life]] nominee, [[Todd Akin]], spoke out too much for the [[unborn]]. In October 2017, Cornyn announced he would block the confirmation of Russ Vought, a strong conservative, to the important position of Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget because he wanted the federal government to appropriate even more money than it already had for the state of Texas after a hurricane.<ref>Wegmann, Philip (October 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/john-cornyn-holds-top-white-house-nominee-for-ransom/article/2638199 John Cornyn holds top White House nominee for ransom]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Pandolfo, Chris (October 20, 2017). [https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/john-cornyn-holds-conservative-nominee-hostage-for-swamp-kickback John Cornyn holds conservative nominee hostage for Swamp kickback]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Swan, Jonathan (October 19, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/john-cornyn-holds-up-top-white-house-nominee-2498698528.html John Cornyn holds up top White House nominee]. ''Axios''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Brian, Darling (October 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/23/darling-john-cornyn-holds-trumps-omb-pick-hostage-extract-petty-revenge-conservatives/ Darling: John Cornyn Holds Trump’s OMB Pick Hostage to Extract Petty Revenge on Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 23, 2017.</ref>

John Cornyn III was born in 1952 to John Cornyn II and Atholene Dale Cornyn. His father was an air force officer, and he attended a high school in Japan at a U.S. base after his family moved there.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Cornyn John Cornyn]</ref>

 

Cornyn is a graduate of Trinity University and St. Mary’s School of Law (both in [[San Antonio]] in Bexar County) and earned a Masters of Law from the [[University of Virginia]] Law School in Charlottesville. He was a state district court judge in Bexar County from 1985 to 1991.

 

In 1990, Cornyn was elected to the Texas Supreme Court. In 1998, he was elected state attorney general. After Republican Senator Phil Gramm announced his retirement Cornyn entered the race to succeed him, and defeated the Democratic nominee, [[Mayor]] Ron Kirk of [[Dallas]], a liberal [[African-American]]. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2008 and in 2014, defeated conservatives [[Steve Stockman]] and [[Dwayne Stovall]] in the Republican senatorial primary for his third six-year term. Cornyn serves on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Budget Committee, Finance Committee, and Judiciary Committee.  

In 2017, Cornyn holds the No. 2 position in the U.S. Senate, called the "Majority Whip." His Senate seat was once held by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Johnson's permanent successor, [[John Tower]], the first Republican senator from Texas since [[Reconstruction]], and [[Phil Gramm]], Cornyn's predecessor from 1985 to 2002.

In 2017, Cornyn holds the No. 2 position in the U.S. Senate, called the "Majority Whip." His Senate seat was once held by [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Johnson's permanent successor, [[John Tower]], the first Republican senator from Texas since [[Reconstruction]], and [[Phil Gramm]], Cornyn's predecessor from 1985 to 2002.

Cornyn is a graduate of Trinity University and St. Mary’s School of Law (both in [[San Antonio]] in Bexar County) and earned a Masters of Law from the [[University of Virginia]] Law School in Charlottesville. He was a state district court judge in Bexar County from 1985 to 1991. In 1990, Cornyn was elected to the Texas Supreme Court. In 1998, he was elected state attorney general. After Republican Senator Phil Gramm announced his retirement Cornyn entered the race to succeed him, and defeated the Democratic nominee, [[Mayor]] Ron Kirk of [[Dallas]], a liberal [[African-American]]. He was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2008 and in 2014, defeated conservatives [[Steve Stockman]] and [[Dwayne Stovall]] in the Republican senatorial primary for his third six-year term.

Although somewhat conservative in his first term,<ref>In 2006, ''The National Journal'' ranked Cornyn as the fourth most conservative Senator. [http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib_cons.htm?o1=con_composite&o2=desc]</ref> Cornyn today is largely controlled by Republican Party moderates and liberals.

 

:''See also: [[Rino Backers]]''

As the chairman of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] in 2012, Senator Cornyn pulled $5 million in spending out of the toss-up [[Missouri]] race because the embattled [[pro-life]] nominee, [[Todd Akin]], spoke out too much for the [[unborn]].

 

In October 2017, Cornyn announced he would block the confirmation of Russ Vought, a strong conservative, to the important position of Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget because he wanted the federal government to appropriate even more money than it already had for the state of Texas after a hurricane.<ref>Wegmann, Philip (October 20, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/john-cornyn-holds-top-white-house-nominee-for-ransom/article/2638199 John Cornyn holds top White House nominee for ransom]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Pandolfo, Chris (October 20, 2017). [https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/john-cornyn-holds-conservative-nominee-hostage-for-swamp-kickback John Cornyn holds conservative nominee hostage for Swamp kickback]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Swan, Jonathan (October 19, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/john-cornyn-holds-up-top-white-house-nominee-2498698528.html John Cornyn holds up top White House nominee]. ''Axios''. Retrieved October 20, 2017.</ref><ref>Brian, Darling (October 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/23/darling-john-cornyn-holds-trumps-omb-pick-hostage-extract-petty-revenge-conservatives/ Darling: John Cornyn Holds Trump’s OMB Pick Hostage to Extract Petty Revenge on Conservatives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 23, 2017.</ref>

In the primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, Cornyn will face businessman [[Mark Yancey]], a largely unknown conservative grass-roots candidate from [[Dallas]] who is uncommitted to special interest groups and calls himself a "Common Sense Republican."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteformark.com/meet-mark/|title=Meet Mark Yancey|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> Yancey faces a herculean task because of Cornyn's high name recognition among voters. The Republican nominee will face a Democratic senatorial candidate in the pending general election on November 3, 2020.

In the primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, Cornyn will face businessman [[Mark Yancey]], a largely unknown conservative grass-roots candidate from [[Dallas]] who is uncommitted to special interest groups and calls himself a "Common Sense Republican."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteformark.com/meet-mark/|title=Meet Mark Yancey|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> Yancey faces a herculean task because of Cornyn's high name recognition among voters. The Republican nominee will face a Democratic senatorial candidate in the pending general election on November 3, 2020.

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