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Cecilia Phalen was born on November 13, 1959. Abbott was raised in San Antonio, Texas by her parents, both of whom were educators, and she had three siblings. Abbott graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she met her future husband, Greg Abbott. [1]
On June 11, 2007, Williams announced that he would resign as secretary of state, and late in 2008 he formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for the United States Senate seat held by Kay Bailey Hutchison, who had formed her own committee to consider a 2010 race for governor of Texas. Williams considered a run for Senate in 2012 but ...
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
Clayton Wheat "Claytie" Williams Jr. (October 8, 1931 – February 14, 2020) was an American businessman from Midland, Texas who ran for governor in 1990.Despite securing the Republican nomination and initially leading in the polls against Democratic challenger State Treasurer Ann Richards by twenty points, Williams ultimately lost the race due in part to a comment he made about rape. [1]
The filibuster brought Davis national attention, leading to speculation about a run for governor of Texas. [5] She subsequently ran for governor of Texas in 2014, but was defeated by Republican Party nominee Greg Abbott by 59% to 38%. [6] On July 22, 2019, Davis announced she would run for Texas's 21st congressional district in 2020.
A GOP candidate in a New Hampshire congressional race slammed her Democratic rival as an out-of-touch multimillionaire after her opponent claimed she only cares about the rich.. Republican Lily ...
Diane was a descendant of Texas Governor (1907–1911) Thomas Mitchell Campbell. They had one son, Thomas Houston Campbell Daniel. Their divorce was final November 26, 1975. [11] His second wife was Dairy Queen waitress Vickie Loretha Carroll Moore. Vickie and husband Larry Dale Moore were divorced on August 16, 1976.
Williams is a four-time Olympian, competing in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016. At each sporting event, Serena took home a gold medal for women’s doubles with sister Venus Williams.