Senator John Cornyn (R)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sandy; 2 Children: Danley, Haley
Birth date: 02/02/1952
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Home City: San Antonio TX
Religion: Church of Christ

Profession

Texas Supreme Court, 1991-1997 Bexar County District Court Judge, 1984-1990 Attorney/Partner, Groce, Locke, and Hebdon

Education

LLM, University of Virginia Law School, 1995 JD, Saint Mary's School of Law, 1977 BA, Journalism, Trinity University, 1973

Committees

Armed Services
Budget
Finance
Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Health Care
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2230 Establishes a Minimum 30 Percent Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

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