John Cornyn, Republican, is a member of the U.S. Senate from Texas. He assumed office on December 2, 2002. His current term ends on January 3, 2021.
Cornyn (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas.
Cornyn served as the Senate Majority Whip from 2013-2019.
Cornyn served as a Bexar County district court judge from 1984 to 1990. He went on to serve on the Texas Supreme Court from 1990 to 1997. Cornyn then served as Texas Attorney General from 1999 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2002.
After earning his J.D. from St. Mary’s School of Law, Cornyn became an attorney. He went on to become district court judge for Bexar County, TX, and then Texas Supreme Court justice, before running for the U.S. Senate.
