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List of 1850s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes; List of 1870s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes; List of 1880s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes
On February 16, 2010, Clements and his wife both endorsed Governor Rick Perry's re-election campaign in the 2010 Texas Republican gubernatorial primary against Kay Bailey Hutchison. [12] Clements, incidentally, won the Republican nomination that ultimately led to his first term as governor by defeating Hutchison's husband, Ray, in the 1978 GOP ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
This effectively killed the Raza Unida Party. Its 1978 gubernatorial candidate, Mario Cura Compean, polled only 14,213 (barely one-half of 1 percent), as Republican Bill Clements became his state's first Republican governor in 105 years. [2] After his release, Muñiz worked as a legal assistant to several attorneys.
Frank Artiles (R) Manager for Alex Rodríguez and Florida State Senator, was arrested for backing a straw candidate paying Rodríguez, an auto parts salesman, to run as a false or ghost candidate to siphon votes away from a Democratic incumbent. Rodriquez did not declare a party and did no campaigning, but was paid $44,000.
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a third term, defeating the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Beto O'Rourke. [1] All statewide elected offices were currently held by Republicans.
This list consists of American politicians convicted of crimes either committed or prosecuted while holding office in the federal government.It includes politicians who were convicted or pleaded guilty in a court of law; and does not include politicians involved in unprosecuted scandals (which may or may not have been illegal in nature), or politicians who have only been arrested or indicted.
Robert Partlow Morrow (born June 20, 1964) is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Travis County in the capital city of Austin, Texas. [1] When he unseated chairman James R. Dickey in the primary election held on March 1, 2016, media reports referred to him as a conspiracy theorist.