John Cornyn

John Cornyn III is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a district judge from 1985 to 1991, on the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 to 1997, and as attorney general of Texas from 1999 to 2002. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
John Cornyn has 2,414 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2002 Statement as an Attorney General for Texas. The year with the most videos was 2017 with 210 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2009 with an average of 9,094 views per program. Most appearances with Mitch McConnell (151), John Thune (119), John A. Barrasso M.D. (109). Most common tags: Republican Party, Washington Politics, Federal Budget.

Appearances by Title:January 7, 2003 - Present U.S. Senator, R-TX View Map


Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2015 - Jan 03, 2019) Minority Whip (Jan 13, 2013 - Jan 03, 2015) Videos: 2,408

Previously

Attorney General, Texas
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January 13, 1999 - December 1, 2002 Videos: 2 U.S. Senate Candidate, Texas
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c. October 16, 2002 - c. November 5, 2002 Videos: 4

Recent Appearances

  • Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Dep…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden i…

  • Senate Select Intelligence Committee Hearing on Global Threats

    Senate Select Intelligence Committee Hearing on Global Threats

    Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CIA Director Bill Burns, and FBI Director Christopher Wray joined other leade…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government bey…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate approved (77-13) the House-passed continuing resolution to extend government funding in two stages, until March 8 …

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov
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