Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican (Elected 1992), TX Senate district

Picture of Kay Bailey Hutchison

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) — Kay Bailey Hutchison of Dallas was born in Galveston, Texas on July 22, 1943 and raised in La Marque, Texas. Hutchison graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law. Her early career includes service as the Vice Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, senior vice president and general counsel of RepublicBank Corporation, co-founder of Fidelity National Bank of Dallas, owner of McCraw Candies, Inc., and political and legal correspondent for KPRC-TV Houston. Hutchison was elected to the U.S. Senate on June 5, 1993 by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. Lloyd Bentsen. She is married to Ray Hutchison. Source: Congressional Directory Online via GPO Access

Kay Bailey Hutchison is a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Ranking Member).In the 111th Congress, Kay Bailey Hutchison was a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Ranking Member), the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.In the 110th Congress, Kay Bailey Hutchison was a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Kay Bailey Hutchison can be contacted at 202-224-5922.

Total Campaign Contributions Received by Kay Bailey Hutchison: $5,677,172

Top 10 Organizations Funding

OrganizationContributions
Vinson and Elkins$70,700
American Airlines$31,322
Contran Corporation$29,700
Temple Inland$22,763
Locke Liddell and Sapp$22,700
Mary Kay Cosmetics$21,200
Txu Corporation$20,900
Texas Instruments$20,350
BNSF Railway$19,050
Trinity Industries$18,000

Geographic Sources of Contributions

We are not yet publishing geographic data for this legislator. We currently have geographic data available only for U.S Representatives who were serving in the House as of October 15, 2008, excluding House members who were elected or appointed after November 2006 and members from the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. We expect to expand our geographic data to include all House members and Senators in the future.

Learn more about Kay Bailey Hutchison at OpenCongress wiki