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In the end, the bill passed the Senate without Gramm's amendment only a week before Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Gramm won his second Senate term in 1990 with a victory over Democratic State Senator and former Fort Worth Mayor Hugh Parmer. Gramm polled 3,027,680 votes (60.2 percent) to Parmer's 1,429,986 (37.4 percent), again receiving more ...
Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
In the March run-off, he defeated Bryant with 51% of the vote. He became the first minority in Texas history to become a United States Senate nominee from either major party. Despite having no staff, raising only $15,000, and not accepting any special interest money he obtained 2.5 million votes. [1] [2]
Phil Gramm, U.S. Representative from College Station since 1979 Hank Grover , State Senator and former State Representative from Houston , and nominee for Governor of Texas in 1972 Ron Paul , U.S. Representative from Lake Jackson (1976–1977, 1979–1985)
Texas Sen. Phil King, a Republican, is working to secure his second term in the Texas Senate as he bids against Democrat Andy Morris. King, a former state House representative who has served in ...
2024 – John S. Rodgers, former Vermont state senator. Later lieutenant governor of Vermont (2025–present) [152] 2024 – Gloria Romero, former California state senator [153] 2024 – Doug Skaff, former West Virginia state delegate; 2024 – Shawn Thierry, Texas state representative [154] 2024 – Susan Valdes, Florida state representative [155]
Near El Paso, Texas, uniformed soldiers stood watch over razor-wire barriers as hundreds of illegal migrants began to gather, demanding entry to the United States. ... Phil Williams is a former ...
The last nominee who was defeated was former Senator John Tower, a nominee to be Secretary of Defense, in 1989. ... (Reporting by Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Don ...