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Summary

Senator John Cornyn

Full Name: John Cornyn
Office: U.S. Senate (TX) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sandy; 2 Children: Danley, Haley
Birth Date: 02/02/1952
Birth Place: Houston, TX
Home City: San Antonio, TX
Religion: Church of Christ

Recent Key Votes

S 2038 - Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 2, 2012 - Specifies that employees and members of Congress, executive branch employees, and judicial officers are not exempt from the prohibitions against insider trading (Secs. 4 ...

S Amdt 1472 - Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks
Amendment (Yea)

Feb. 2, 2012 - Defines earmark as a provision included primarily at the request of a Senator or Representative that: Authorizes an amount of discretionary spending targeted ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to the Honorable Daniel Ashe, Director of US Fish and Wildlife Service - Lesser Prairie Chicken

June 14, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

June 12, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, let me start by complimenting the Senator from Nevada on his concerns with regard to staffing at our ...

Cornyn Releases Text of RESULTS Amendment

June 12, 2013 - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) formally unveiled the Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS) Amendment today. Text of ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008-2011 Global Exchange Percent Loyalty to Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Lobby 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $18,060,692.00
Total Spent $18,476,306.00
Cash On Hand $2,671,655.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Cornyn repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm

Washington, D.C. Website
http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/senjohncornyn

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/JohnCornyn/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/Sen.JohnCornyn

Washington, D.C.
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2934
Fax: 202-228-2856

District
222 East Van Buren, Suite 404
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: 956-423-0162
Fax: 956-423-0193

District
Chase Tower
221 West Sixth Street
Suite 1530
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512-469-6034
Fax: 512-469-6020

District
Regions Bank Building
100 East Ferguson Street, Suite 1004
Tyler, TX 75702
Phone: 903-593-0902
Fax: 903-593-0920

District
5001 Spring Valley Road
Suite 1125 East
Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: 972-239-1310
Fax: 972-239-2110

District
600 Navarro, Suite 210
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210-224-7485
Fax: 210-224-8569

District
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 980
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 713-572-3337
Fax: 713-572-3777

District
Wells Fargo Center
1500 Broadway, Suite 1230
Lubbock, TX 79401
Phone: 806-472-7533
Fax: 806-472-7536

Key Staff
Beth Jafari
Chief of Staff
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2934
Fax: 202-228-2856

Key Staff
Brian Walsh
Media Director
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2934
Fax: 202-228-2856

Key Staff
Megan Moore
Scheduler
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2934
Fax: 202-228-2856

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