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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 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
Nevada Senate
The Honorable Aaron Ford ’94 (Bachelors, Interdisciplinary Studies)
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.
