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Former Student Elected Officials
Texas A&M University is fortunate to have former students willing to step up and serve in the halls of government, at the local, state and federal levels. Below is a list of those former students currently serving in the United States Congress, a statewide office and the state legislature.
United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Joe Barton '72 (Bachelors, Industrial Engineering) – Sixth Congressional District of Texas
The Honorable Bill Flores '76 – (Bachelors, Accounting) Seventeenth Congressional District of Texas
The Honorable Louie Gohmert '75 – (Bachelors, History) - First Congressional District of Texas
The Honorable Jeb Hensarling '79 – (Bachelors, Economics) Fifth Congressional District of Texas
The Honorable Will Hurd '99 – (Bachelors, Computer Science) Twenty-Third Congressional District of Texas
Texas Statewide
The Honorable Glenn Hegar ’93 – (Bachelors, Political Science) – Comptroller
The Honorable Ryan Sitton ’97 – (Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering) – Railroad Commissioner
Texas Senate
The Honorable Paul Bettencourt ’80 (Bachelors, Industrial Distribution) – Seventh District
Texas House of Representatives
The Honorable Charles “Doc” Anderson ’81 (Bachelors, Veterinary Science; Doctorate, Veterinary Medicine) –Fifty Sixth District
The Honorable Trent Ashby ’95 (Bachelors, Agriculture & Life Sciences) – Fifty Seventh District
The Honorable Ernest Bailes ’04 (Bachelors, Agriculture & Life Sciences) – Eighteenth District
The Honorable Dwayne Bohac ’90 (Bachelors, Political Science) – One Hundred and Thirty Eighth District
The Honorable James “Greg” Bonnen ’88 (Bachelors, Biochemistry) – Twenty Fourth District
The Honorable John Cyrier ’95 (Engineering Technology) – Seventeenth District
The Honorable Dawnna Dukes '86 (Psychology) - Forty Sixth District
The Honorable James Frank ’89 (Bachelors, Finance) – Sixty Ninth District
The Honorable Ryan Guillen ’00 (Bachelors, Agriculture Leadership & Development) – Thirty First District
The Honorable Abel Herrero ’93 (Bachelors, Political Science) – Thirty Fourth District
The Honorable Kyle Kacal ’92 (Bachelors, Political Science) – Twelfth District
The Honorable Tracy King ’83 (Bachelors, Agricultural Engineering) - Eightieth District
The Honorable Brooks Landgraf ’03 (Bachelors, Political Science) - Eighty-First District
The Honorable Lyle Larson ’81 (Bachelors, Marketing) – One Hundred and Twenty Second District
The Honorable Andrew Murr ’99 (Bachelors, Agriculture Leadership & Development) – Fifty Third District
The Honorable Christopher “Chris” Paddie ’96 (Bachelors, Industrial Distribution) – Ninth District
The Honorable John Raney ’69 (Bachelors, Marketing) – Fourteenth District
The Honorable Leighton Schubert ’05 (Bachelors, Speech Communication) – Thirteenth District
The Honorable Terry Wilson ’88 (Bachelors, Business Administration) – Twentieth District
The Honorable Paul Workman ’73 (Bachelors, Architecture) – Forty Seventh District
The Honorable John Wray ’93 (Bachelors, Political Science) – Tenth District
The Honorable Eugene “Gene” Wu ’00 – (Bachelors, Agriculture & Life Sciences) - One Hundred and Thirty Seventh District
Iowa Senate
The Honorable Wally Horn ’69 (Industrial Education) – Thirty Fifth District
Virginia Senate
The Honorable Bryce Reeves ’89 (Bachelors, Industrial Education) – Seventeenth District
Do you know of other elected officials not currently on this list? If so, please let us know by sending an email to TAMUAdvocacy@AggieNetwork.com.
