Glenn Hegar

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Glenn Hegar
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38th Comptroller of Texas
Assumed office
January 2, 2015
GovernorRick Perry
Greg Abbott
Preceded bySusan Combs
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 2007 – December 5, 2014
Preceded byKen Armbrister
Succeeded byLois Kolkhorst
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 28th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byRobby Cook
Succeeded byJohn Zerwas
Personal details
Born
Glenn Allen Hegar Jr.

(1970-11-25) November 25, 1970 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDara Hegar
Children3
EducationTexas A&M University, College Station (BA)
St. Mary's University, Texas (MA, JD)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (LLM)
WebsiteCampaign website
Senate website
Glenn Hegar on Facebook

Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. (born 25 November 1970)[1][2] is an American attorney who serves as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. He was a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District, west of Houston.[3] He succeeded fellow Republican Susan Combs as comptroller on January 2, 2015.[4][5] He was elected Comptroller in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]

Texas State legislature

Hegar was elected to the Texas House in 2002[1] and served in District 28.[4] He won re-election in 2004.[1]

He was elected to the Texas Senate in 2006[1] and was re-elected in 2010 and 2012.[1] Hegar resigned from the Senate on December 5, 2014 after his election as Texas Comptroller.[3]

Texas State Comptroller

2014 election

Main article: Texas elections, 2014 § Comptroller

Hegar faced three opponents Republican nomination for state comptroller: State Representative Harvey Hilderbran of Kerrville, Debra Medina of Wharton, an activist with the Tea Party movement, and the former State Representative Raul Torres of Corpus Christi. Hegat finished with 49.99% of the vote with 610,512 votes (49.99 percent), and Hildebran opted to forgo a runoff election.[6] Hilderbran polled 317,731 votes (26.01 percent). Debra Medina finished third with 235,713 votes (19.3 percent), and Raul Torres polled 57,255 votes (4.7 percent).[7]

Hegar, with 58.4 percent of the vote, defeated the Democratic nominee Mike Collier, a businessman from Houston, in the November 4 general election.[3][6]

2018 election

Main article: Texas elections, 2018 § Comptroller of Public Accounts

Hegar won election to a second term in the 2018 general election.

In 2021, Hegar proposed to weaken the rules for transparency and accountability for the biggest corporate tax break program in Texas., Chapter 313.[8]

Political positions

Hegar is a conservative, who says he seeks to defend "the values of faith, family, and freedom".[9]

Hegar opposes abortion. Texas Right to Life awarded him the "Perfectly Pro-Life Award".[10] In the 83rd Legislative Session in 2013, Hegar was the author of Texas Senate Bill 5 and introduced the bill into the Senate.[11] The Texas House passed the bill on July 10, 2013, by a 96–49 margin and sent the measure to the Texas Senate.[12] The Texas Senate passed the bill on July 13, 2013, with a bipartisan vote of nineteen to eleven.[13][14][15] The bill was signed by Governor Rick Perry on July 18, 2013.[16] The bill was a list of measures that would add and update abortion regulations in Texas. Major sections of the law were struck down in the United States Supreme Court case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt.

Election history

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Texas Comptroller
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Glenn Hegar 4,356,562 53.2 n/a
Democratic Joi Chevalier 3,548,034 43.4 n/a
Libertarian Ben Sanders 279,676 3.4 n/a
Majority 808,528 9.8 n/a
Turnout 8,184,272
Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Texas Comptroller
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Glenn Hegar 2,698,682 58.38 -24.78
Democratic Mike Collier 1,742,250 37.69 n/a
Libertarian Ben Sanders 136,884 2.96 -7.54
Green Deb Shafto 44,985 0.97 -5.37
Majority 956,432 20.69 -51.97
Turnout 4,622,801
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2014: Texas Comptroller
Candidate Votes % ±
Glenn Hegar 612,269 50.00
Harvey Hilderbran 318,899 26.04
Debra Medina 236,531 19.31
Raul Torres 56,937 4.65
Majority 293,370 23.96
Turnout 1,224,636

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Glenn Hegar 146,087 70.43 -8.49
Democratic Patricia "Pat" Olney 61,345 29.57 n/a
Majority 84,742 40.86 -16.99
Turnout 207,432
Republican hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 18[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Glenn Hegar 110,512 78.92 +33.80
Libertarian Roy O. Wright, II 29,511 21.08 +19.51
Majority 81,001 57.85 +49.67
Turnout 140,023 -12.60
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 18[18]
Candidate Votes % ±
Gary Gates 12,933 35.63
✓ Glenn Hegar 19,934 54.92
David Stall 3,428 9.44
Majority 7,001 19.29
Turnout 36,295

Personal life

Hegar is a sixth-generation Texan who farms on land that has been in his family since the mid-19th century. He grew up in Hockley, also in Harris County.[4] Hegar, his wife Dara, and their children, Claire, Julia, and Jonah, live in Katy,[4] where they attend St. Peter's United Methodist Church.[1][9] Hegar highlighted his wife and children in most of his television commercials in the race for comptroller.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f State Sen. Glenn Hegar, District 18 (R-Katy), Texas Tribune
  2. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) (2005-01-05). "Races with Candidates with Addresses Report, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  3. ^ a b c d Batheja, Aman. Hegar Resigns Senate Seat; Dec. 6 Special Election Set, Texas Tribune, November 14, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Taylor, Carrie. Glenn Hegar plans candidacy for state comptroller, Community Impact Newspaper, June 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Ramsey, Ross. Hegar Exploring 2014 Run for Comptroller, Texas Tribune, March 21, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Kate Alexander, "Glenn Hegar wins GOP comptroller primary after Harvey Hilderbran bows out of runoff"". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014". team1.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "As Texas' $10 Billion Corporate Tax Break Program Comes to Close, State Comptroller Wants to Cover Up Its Costs". The Texas Observer. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  9. ^ a b Senator Glenn Hegar: District 18, Texas Senate.
  10. ^ "Glenn Hegar". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2021-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Texas Legislature Online History SB 1, State of Texas, accessed July 14, 2013.
  12. ^ Tinsley, Anna. Texas House gives its final approval to new abortion restrictions, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 10, 2013
  13. ^ Schwartz, John. Texas Senate Vote Puts Bill Restricting Abortion Over Final Hurdle, New York Times, July 2013.
  14. ^ Weiner, Rachel. Texas state Senate passes abortion restrictions, Washington Post, July 13, 2013.
  15. ^ MacLaggan, Corrie. Texas passes abortion restriction bill, governor certain to sign, Reuters, July 13, 2013.
  16. ^ Luthra, Shefali. Perry Signs Abortion Bill into Law, Texas Tribune, July 18, 2013.
  17. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  18. ^ "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2007-01-04.

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