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==Austin lawyer/lobbyist==

==Austin lawyer/lobbyist==

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Caperton is part of the Barnes Group in Austin, a legal and consulting firm founded by Benny Frank "Ben" Barnes (born 1938), the state House [[Speaker]] from 1965 to 1969 and thereafter from 1969 to 1973 the state's lieutenant governor. Caperton is heavily involved in politics behind-the scenes and is a donor to Democratic candidates, such as [[U.S. Senator]]s [[Mary Landrieu]] of [[Louisiana]] and [[Blanche Lincoln]] of [[Arkansas]]. All of Caperton's donations in 2010 and 2011 have been to Democrats, including his former state Senate colleague Lloyd Doggett of Austin, whowon reelection in 2012 in a reconfigured district to the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist_contribs.php?id=Y0000041390L&year=2011|title=Kent Caperton|publisher=opensecrets.org|accessdate=September 7, 2011}}</ref>

Caperton is part of the Barnes Group in Austin, a legal and consulting firm founded by Benny Frank "Ben" Barnes (born 1938), the state House [[Speaker]] from 1965 to 1969 and thereafter from 1969 to 1973 the state's lieutenant governor. Caperton is heavily involved in politics behind-the scenes and is a donor to Democratic candidates, such as [[U.S. Senator]]s [[Mary Landrieu]] of [[Louisiana]] and [[Blanche Lincoln]] of [[Arkansas]]. All of Caperton's donations in 2010 and 2011 have been to Democrats, including his former state Senate colleague Lloyd Doggett of Austin, whowon reelection in 2012 in a reconfigured district to the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist_contribs.php?id=Y0000041390L&year=2011|title=Kent Caperton|publisher=opensecrets.org|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

Caperton is divorced and has one daughter, Kathryn C. Gabbert,> the wife of Jeffrey A. Gabbert, of Austin.​

Caperton is divorced and has one daughter, Kathryn C. Gabbert,> the wife of Jeffrey A. Gabbert, of Austin.​