Representative authority profile
Greg Abbott
Governor · Republican
Biography
Greg Abbott is the governor of Texas. He previously served as attorney general of Texas, a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and a state district judge.
Career
- Governor of Texas since January 2015.
- Attorney general of Texas from 2002 through 2015.
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1996 through 2001.
- Previously served as a state district judge in Harris County.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School.
Committee assignments and governing role
- Executive office; the governor does not receive legislative committee assignments.
Election history
- 2014First elected governor of Texas.
- 2018Reelected to a second term.
- 2022Reelected to a third term.
Office and district
- Office
- Governor
- District
- Statewide
- Party
- Republican
- Capitol phone
- (512) 463-2000
- Profile identifier
- greg-abbott
Sponsored legislation
Bills are connected through normalized sponsor records in the Texas Bills platform.
No sponsored bills are currently matched to this profile.
Campaign finance
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Texas Ethics Commission campaign-finance search →District information
The governor is elected statewide and represents all Texans.
Statewide election authority page →Related Greg Abbott news
Primary sources
Authority review completed July 30, 2026.