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|birth_date=February 2, 1952

|birth_date=February 2, 1952

|birth_place=[[Houston, Texas]], USA

|birth_place=[[Houston, Texas]], USA

|office=Senior [[United States Senator]] from Texas

|office=Senior [[United States Senator]]<br>from [[Texas]]

|term_start=December 2, 2002

|term_start=December 2, 2002

|preceded=[[Phil Gramm]]

|preceded=[[Phil Gramm]]

|office2=Texas State Attorney General

|office2=Texas State [[Attorney general|Attorney General]]

|term_start2=January 1999

|term_start2=January 1999

|term_end2=December 2, 2002

|term_end2=December 2, 2002

|preceded2=Daniel C. "Dan" Morales

|preceded2=Daniel C. "Dan" Morales

|succeeded2=[[Greg Abbott]]

|succeeded2=[[Greg Abbott]]

|office3=Associate Justice of<br> the Texas Supreme Court

|office3=Associate Justice of<br>the Texas Supreme Court

|term_start3=January 2, 1991

|term_start3=January 2, 1991

|term_end3=October 18, 1997

|term_end3=October 18, 1997

|preceded3=Franklin Spears

|preceded3=Franklin Spears

|succeeded3=Deborah Hankinson

|succeeded3=Deborah Hankinson

|office4=Judge of the Texas<br> 37th Judicial District Court

|office4=Judge of the Texas<br>37th Judicial District Court

|term_start4=January 1, 1985

|term_start4=January 1, 1985

|term_end4=January 1, 1991

|term_end4=January 1, 1991

}}

}}

'''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]]. Despite being a [[Moderate Republican]], he is not a [[Never Trumper]], and backs [[President Trump]] 95% of the time.<ref>https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/john-cornyn/</ref>. He also helped Trump win the state of [[Texas]], which was leaning Democrat, but it got saved, to likely Republican.<ref>https://politicalemails.org/messages/209806</ref>

'''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]]. Despite being a globalist [[RINO Backer]], he was not a [[Never Trumper]], with [[FiveThirtyEight]] claiming that he was in line with the president over 90% of the time.<ref>[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/john-cornyn/ Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump]. ''FiveThirtyEight''</ref>

==Early life==

==Early life==

====Todd Akin====

====Todd Akin====

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

:''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]].  

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]].  

====Russell Voight====

====Russell Vought====

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 October 2017, Cornyn announced he would block the confirmation of [[Russell 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>

===Upcoming 2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas===

===Embracing Amnesty===

In the primary held on March 3, 2020, Cornyn polled 1,481,357 unofficial votes (76 percent) and defeated four intra-party opponents. [[Mark Yancey]], a largely unknown grass-roots candidate from [[Dallas]] who claimed to have been 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> faced a herculean task because of Cornyn's high name recognition among voters. He polled 118,362 votes (6.1 percent). Cornyn will henceforth face in the November 3 general election a Democratic senatorial candidate yet to be determined in a pending runoff between Mary "M.J." Hegar, who polled 412,897 votes (22.3 percent) and veteran state Senator Royce West, an [[African-American]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], who drew 269,028 (14.5 percent). Narrowly edged out of the Democratic runoff is the Hispanic activist Cristina Tzintzan Ramirez, who received 244,705 votes (13.2 percent).

In 2020, after the Supreme Court upheld Obama-era amnesty program for immigrants in the USA illegally, Cornyn tweeted a statement saying that "DACA recipients deserve a permanent, legislative solution. We must take action and pass a law that will unequivocally allow these young men and women to stay in the only home they’ve ever known. They deserve nothing less." <ref>Waltens, Branden (June 18, 2020). [https://texasscorecard.com/federal/cornyn-embraces-amnesty-after-supreme-court-ruling/ Cornyn embraces amnesty after supreme court ruling]. Retrieved March 10, 2021.</ref>

Also in the Republican primary was a 2014 primary candidate, [[Dwayne Stovall]], who finished second in 2020 with 231,294 votes (12 percent), slightly more percent-wise than he had polled against Cornyn in the earlier 2014 primary. Turnout in the Democratic Senate primary was 1,853,323 votes; all of the Republican Senate candidates received a total of 1,926,477 votes, or 73,000 more than the field of Democratic candidates.

===2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas===

In the primary held on March 3, 2020, Cornyn polled 1,481,357 unofficial votes (76 percent) and defeated four intra-party opponents. In the Republican primary was a 2014 primary candidate, [[Dwayne Stovall]], school board member from Cleveland in Liberty County, who finished second in 2020 with 231,294 votes (12 percent). Stovall polled 10.7 percent against Cornyn in the earlier 2014 primary. Also in the Republican primary was [[Mark Yancey]], a largely unknown grass-roots candidate from [[Dallas]], who claimed to have been uncommitted to special interest groups and called himself a "Common Sense Republican".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteformark.com/meet-mark/|title=Meet Mark Yancey|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> Yancey polled 118,362 votes (6.1 percent).  Both Stovall and Yancey faced a herculean task because of Cornyn's high name recognition among voters.

 

 

Turnout in the Democrat Senate primary was 1,853,323 votes; all of the Republican Senate candidates received a total of 1,926,477 votes, or 73,000 more than the field of Democrat candidates.

 

 

 

Polling during the primary season had Cornyn roughly even with Paxton and both with a fair lead over Hunt; a runoff was expected as none of the candidates are approaching 50% needed to avoid one.  Cornyn's political advertising has concentrated on his high support (95% or 99% depending on the ad) of President Trump's agenda, along with Paxton's ethical issues (bribery accusations and his handling of the Texas Attorney General's office, not to mention his pending divorce and rumors of multiple affairs, including one with a "Christian influencer" mother of seven) and Hunt's "no-showing" during critical votes needed in the House.

 

 

 

In 2021, Cornyn seemed skeptical of the second impeachment of President Donald Trump by the Democrat-controlled U.S. House, saying it would encourage Republicans to impeach former Democrat Presidents in the future.<ref>Mena, Bryan. [https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-impeachment-trial-donald-trump/ Ted Cruz, John Cornyn come out against Donald Trump's second impeachment trial], ''Texas Tribune'', January 25, 2021.</ref> He also pointed out an article by law professor Alan Dershowitz which stated that Trump could not be tried because he is no longer in office.

==References==

==References==

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==External links==

==External links==

*[http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/ Official Site]

*[http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/ Official Site]

*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c001056/ Voting record]

*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c001056/ Voting record]

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