Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison United States Senator from Texas In office June 14, 1993 – January 3, 2013 Preceded by Bob Krueger Succeeded by Ted Cruz Treasurer of Texas In office January 15, 1991 – June 14, 1993 Governor Ann Richards Preceded by Ann Richards Succeeded by Martha Whitehead Member of the Texas House of Representatives In office 1973–1977 Preceded by  ??? Succeeded by Brad Wright Personal details Born Kathryn Ann Bailey (1943-07-22) July 22, 1943 (age 71) Galveston, Texas, U.S. Political party Republican Spouse(s) John Pierce Parks (1967–1969) Ray Hutchison (1978–2014) Children Kathryn (Adopted) Houston Taylor (Adopted) Brenda (Stepdaughter) Julie (Stepdaughter) Alma mater University of Texas, Austin Religion Episcopalian Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is a former United States Senator from Texas. She is a member of the Republican Party. In 2001, she was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. The first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, Hutchison also became the first Texas U.S. senator to receive more than four million votes in a single election. Hutchison was the most senior female Republican senator by the end of her tenure, and the fifth most senior female senator, having assumed office in June 1993 behind Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD, 1987), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA, 1992), Barbara Boxer (D-CA, Jan. 1993), and Patty Murray (D-WA, Jan. 1993). In 2012, she joined the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani.