John Cornyn III (/ ˈ k ɔːr n ɪ n / KOR-nin; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002.

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John Cornyn was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and is currently serving his fourth term. He sits on the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Relations, and Budget Committees, where he helps craft legislation on behalf of more than 31 million Texans.

Nov 3, 2020 · John Cornyn (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Texas. He assumed office on December 2, 2002. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Cornyn (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

May 24, 2024 · Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Friday that he plans to run for reelection in 2026 no matter the result of his run to become Republican Senate leader later this year.

Feb 29, 2024 · Washington — Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said Thursday that he is running to become the next GOP leader in the Senate, kicking off the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell when he...

Feb 29, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will step down from the post in November.

Jan 9, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with 40 of their Senate GOP colleagues, today introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state ...

Nov 12, 2024 · U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks about his bill, the Project Safe Childhood Act, that aims to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, during a roundtable at the Dallas Children's ...

Following the successful partywide effort to secure a Republican Senate majority, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that he raised nearly $33 million during the 2024 election cycle to support Republican Senators and candidates nationwide and close to $415 million overall during his time in the Senate.