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Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Republican
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U.S. Senator
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Of TEXAS
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Biographical
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BIO INFORMATION
Senate Years of Service: 1993- Party: Republican
HUTCHISON, Kathyrn Ann Bailey (Kay), a Senator from Texas; born in Galveston, Tex., July 22, 1943;
attended the public schools in La Marque, Tex., graduated, University of Texas
at Austin; graduated, University of Texas School of Law 1967; television
reporter; member, Texas house of representatives 1972-1976; vice-chair,
National Transportation Safety Board 1976-1978; bank executive and general
counsel; businesswoman; unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the
House of Representatives 1982; Texas state treasurer 1990-1993; temporary
co-chair, Republican National Convention 1992; elected as a Republican to the
United States Senate in June 5, 1993, special election to fill the remainder of
the term ending January 3, 1995, left vacant by the resignation of Lloyd M.
Bentsen, Jr.; began service on June 14, 1993; reelected in 1994, 2000, and
again in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013; Republican Conference
vice-chair (2000-2007); Republican Policy Committee chair (2007-); deputy
permanent chair, Republican National Convention 2004.
BibliographyHutchison, Kay Bailey.
American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our Country.
New York: William Morrow, 2004; Kathryn Ann Kay Bailey Hutchison, in
Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Prepared under the direction of
the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History &
Preservation, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office, 2006.
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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Congress carrier
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U.S. Senator
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1993
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2012
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Texas
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Committees
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Ranking Member
Department of Defense
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Energy and Water Development
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Ranking Member)
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Ex Officio
Communications, Technology, and the Internet Ex Officio
Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion Ex Officio
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Ex Officio
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Ex Officio
Science and Space Ex Officio
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Ex Officio
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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