John Cornyn

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Cornyn
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1952(1952-02-02)
Age	72
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aquarius

John Cornyn Biography

John Cornyn is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 2, 1952 in Texas, United States. Republican politician hailing from Texas who was elected the Senate Minority Whip in the year 2013. Between 1991 and 1997, he was as an associate justice on the Texas Supreme Court.

He opposed his nomination for Supreme Court Justice He voted against the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor because he felt she might rule from too liberal of a perspective. because he was concerned that she could rule from a too liberal a viewpoint.

Cornyn was born in Houston, the son of Atholene Gale Cornyn (née Danley) and John Cornyn II, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He attended the American School in Japan after his family moved to Tokyo in 1968, and graduated from it in 1969. In 1973 he graduated from Trinity University, where he majored in journalism and was a member of Chi Delta Tau. Cornyn earned a Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1977 and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1995. He was named the St. Mary’s Distinguished Law School Graduate in 1994 and a Trinity University Distinguished Alumnus in 2001.

Born in Houston, Cornyn is a graduate of Trinity University and St. Mary’s University School of Law, and received an LL.M. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He was a judge on Texas’ 37th District Court from 1985 to 1991. He was elected an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, where he served from 1991 to 1997. In 1998 Cornyn was elected Attorney General of Texas, serving one term until winning a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2002. He was reelected to a second term in 2008 and to a third term in 2014. He is running for a fourth term in 2020.

His wife had 2 daughters. Sandy.

John Cornyn Net Worth

John Cornyn is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Cornyn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After going to an American School at Japan in his early years He graduated from Trinity University with a degree in journalism.

As attorney general of Texas In his time as Attorney General, he established Texas Internet Bureau. Texas Internet Bureau.

John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States Senator for Texas since 2002. He was the Republican Senate Majority Whip for the 114th and 115th Congresses. Cornyn also previously served as Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011.

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Who is John Cornyn Dating?

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In the 2002 Republican primary, Cornyn was promoted by the Texas Republican Party. He easily defeated the five other candidates without debating them. Cornyn defeated his closest Republican challenger, self-financed Dallas-based international physician Bruce Rusty Lang, in the election by a ten-to-one margin. In the general election Cornyn defeated Democratic nominee Ron Kirk in a campaign that cost each candidate over $9 million. Cornyn’s predecessor, Phil Gramm, resigned early, effective November 30, 2002, so that Senator-Elect Cornyn could take office early, and move into Gramm’s office suite in order to begin organizing his staff.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Cornyn celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

In the 2004 debate surrounding the Federal Marriage Amendment, Cornyn released an advance copy of a speech he was to give at The Heritage Foundation. In the speech, he wrote, “It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle. But that does not mean it is right… Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife”. According to his office, he removed the reference to the box turtle in the actual speech, but The Washington Post ran the quote, as did The Daily Show.

Top Facts about John Cornyn

1. John Cornyn is a US Senator from Texas.
2. He was born on February 2, 1952.
3. Cornyn served as the state’s Attorney General from 1999-2002.
4. He has been in the Senate since 2002.
5. Cornyn is a member of the Republican Party.
6. He graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.
7. Cornyn was elected Majority Whip in 2018.
8. He has been married to his wife Sandy since 1979.
9. Cornyn supports gun rights and opposes abortion rights.
10. In 2020, he won re-election to his fourth term in the Senate.

Where is John Cornyn from?

Houston, TX

How old is Senator John Cornyn?

70 years (February 2, 1952)

What party is John Cornyn?

Republican Party

Who is the other senator from Texas?

The state’s current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013).

When was Cornyn born?

February 2, 1952 (age 70 years)