John Cornyn

John Cornyn is a United States senator from Texas. Before joining the Senate, he served as a Texas district judge, a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and attorney general of Texas.

• United States senator from Texas since 2002.
• Attorney general of Texas from 1999 through 2002.
• Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1991 through 1997.
• Previously served as a state district judge in Bexar County.

• Bachelor's degree from Trinity University.
• Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law.
• Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law.

• Senate Committee on Finance.
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Senate Committee on the Budget.

1. 2002First elected to the U.S. Senate.
2. 2008Reelected to a second term.
3. 2014Reelected to a third term.
4. 2020Reelected to a fourth term.

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U.S. senators represent the entire state of Texas rather than a single congressional district.

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Authority review completed July 30, 2026.