Difference between revisions of "John Cornyn"
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| − | '''John Cornyn''' (born February 2, 1952 in Houston, Texas) is the senior, | + | '''John Cornyn''' (born February 2, 1952 in Houston, Texas) is the senior, [[Moderate Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from Texas and a leading [[RINO Backer]] in the party. 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 little more than a puppet for [[liberals]] in the Republican Party. He currently serves on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Budget Committee, Finance Committee, and Judiciary Committee. Cornyn is chairman of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]], and pulled $5 million in spending out of the toss-up [[Missouri]] race for the U.S. Senate in 2012 because [[pro-life]] [[Todd Akin]] spoke out too much for the unborn. |
| − | In 2017 Cornyn holds the #2 position in the U.S. Senate, called the "Majority Whip." | + | In 2017 Cornyn holds the #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) and earned a Masters of Law from the [[University of Virginia]] Law School. He | + | Cornyn is a graduate of Trinity University and St. Mary’s School of Law (both in [[San Antonio]]) 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. 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. |
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Revision as of 17:22, September 29, 2017
{{Officeholder
|name=John Cornyn
|image=Sen_Cornyn_-_Official_Portrait_FeaturedPhoto.jpg
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]
|spouse=Sandy Cornyn
|religion=Church of Christ
|offices=
!colspan="2" style="background:#D7D9FF;"|U.S. Senator from Texas
From: December 2, 2002 – Present
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|Predecessor||Phil Gramm
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|Successor||Incumbent (no successor)
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}}
John Cornyn (born February 2, 1952 in Houston, Texas) is the senior, Moderate Republican United States Senator from Texas and a leading RINO Backer in the party. Although somewhat conservative in his first term,[1] Cornyn today is little more than a puppet for liberals in the Republican Party. He currently serves on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Budget Committee, Finance Committee, and Judiciary Committee. Cornyn is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and pulled $5 million in spending out of the toss-up Missouri race for the U.S. Senate in 2012 because pro-life Todd Akin spoke out too much for the unborn.
In 2017 Cornyn holds the #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) 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. 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.