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==Political career==

==Political career==

===State senator===​

===State senator===

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In 1984, running under the Reagan-[[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] national ticket, Krier challenged the Democratic state Senator Robert L. "Bob" Vale (1931–1992). She actively sought the support of women from both major parties., having employed the slogan: "A Senator We Can Be Proud Of." In unseating Vale, Krier became the first woman and the first Republican to represent San Antonio in the state Senate.<ref name=krier/> Similarly in 1972, [[Betty Andujar]] had become the first woman and the first Republican to represent [[Fort Worth]] in the Senate, but Andujar was defeated for reelection two years before Krier arrived in the chamber, and Andujar was a Reagan primary supporter in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=10615|title=Elizabeth Richards Andujar|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref>​

In 1984, running under the Reagan-[[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] national ticket, Krier challenged the Democratic state Senator Robert L. "Bob" Vale (1931–1992). She actively sought the support of women from both major parties., having employed the slogan: "A Senator We Can Be Proud Of." In unseating Vale, Krier became the first woman and the first Republican to represent San Antonio in the state Senate.<ref name=krier/> Similarly in 1972, [[Betty Andujar]] had become the first woman and the first Republican to represent [[Fort Worth]] in the Senate, but Andujar was defeated for reelection two years before Krier arrived in the chamber, and Andujar was a Reagan primary supporter in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=10615|title=Elizabeth Richards Andujar|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref>​

In 1988, under the Bush-[[Dan Quayle|Quayle]] ticket, Krier was reelected to the Senate and continued her concentration on family violence.<ref name=ctk/>​

In 1988, under the Bush-[[Dan Quayle|Quayle]] ticket, Krier was reelected to the Senate and continued her concentration on family violence.<ref name=ctk/>​

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===As county judge==​=

===As county judge==​=

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As with the state Senate, Krier was both the first woman and the first Republican county judge in the history of Bexar County. She was elected as a Republican even though national Democrats [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]] succeeded in carrying Bexar County in both 1992 and 1996. And [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] polled a big margin in Bexar County in 2016.  As judge, Krier pushed for the building of a new county jail and again concentrated her emphasis on remedies to the problem of family violence.<ref name=krier/>​

As with the state Senate, Krier was both the first woman and the first Republican county judge in the history of Bexar County. She was elected as a Republican even though national Democrats [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Al Gore]] succeeded in carrying Bexar County in both 1992 and 1996. And [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] polled a big margin in Bexar County in 2016.  As judge, Krier pushed for the building of a new county jail and again concentrated her emphasis on remedies to the problem of family violence.<ref name=krier/>​

 

==Later years==​

==More recent years==

In December 2000, Krier served on the transition team when Lieutenant Governor [[Rick Perry]] succeeded to the governorship upon the election of [[George W. Bush]] to the U.S. presidency.<ref name=trans>{{cite web|url=http://www.utwatch.org/regents/krier.html​

In December 2000, Krier served on the transition team when Lieutenant Governor [[Rick Perry]] succeeded to the governorship upon the election of [[George W. Bush]] to the U.S. presidency.<ref name=trans>{{cite web|url=http://www.utwatch.org/regents/krier.html​

|title=Cyndi Krier|publisher=utwatch.org|accessdate=September 17, 2011}}</ref> Krier also served on the exploratory committee of Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratlif, a Democrat-turned-Moderate Republican from Mt. Pleasant in east Texas, who succeeded Perry in the second position but did not seek a full term in the 2002 election, when the office was won by Republican David Dewhurst.<ref name=trans/>​

|title=Cyndi Krier|publisher=utwatch.org|accessdate=September 17, 2011}}</ref> Krier also served on the exploratory committee of Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratlif, a Democrat-turned-Moderate Republican from Mt. Pleasant in east Texas, who succeeded Perry in the second position but did not seek a full term in the 2002 election, when the office was won by Republican David Dewhurst.<ref name=trans/>​