Ray Hutchison
Encyclopedia
Elton Ray Hutchison, known as Ray Hutchison (born September 1932), is a prominent Dallas, Texas
, attorney
, who served in the Texas House of Representatives
in the 1970s and is married to the state's senior Republican
senator, Kay Bailey Hutchison
. In 1957, Hutchison graduated from Southern Methodist University
in Dallas with honors. He obtained his J.D.
degree, cum laude, from the same institution in 1959.
Hutchison is a partner in the firm of Vinson and Elkins
, based in the Trammel Crow Building. His principal area of practice is public finance. For more than forty years, he has assisted state and local governments in the use of their constitutional and statutory authority to provide and finance various public activities.
, by a lopsided vote of 115,345 (72.8 percent) to 38,268 (24.2 percent). (Another 4,790 votes or 3 percent went to Charles Thompson.) Clements went on to win the general election
, thus becoming the first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction.
Hutchison met his wife, then known as Kay Bailey, when both were state legislators, he from Dallas and she from Houston.
Hutchison resides with his wife in Dallas. They adopted two infant children in 2001, a son and a daughter. Both Hutchisons have been previously married. Ray Hutchison has grown children from his first marriage.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, who served in the Texas House of Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
in the 1970s and is married to the state's senior Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
senator, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison, known as Kay Bailey Hutchison , is the senior 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....
. In 1957, Hutchison graduated from Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
in Dallas with honors. He obtained his J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree, cum laude, from the same institution in 1959.
Hutchison is a partner in the firm of Vinson and Elkins
Vinson and Elkins
Vinson & Elkins LLP is an international law firm headquartered in the First City Tower in Downtown Houston, Texas. The firm has offices in 15 major energy, financial, and political centers worldwide, including Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Moscow, New York...
, based in the Trammel Crow Building. His principal area of practice is public finance. For more than forty years, he has assisted state and local governments in the use of their constitutional and statutory authority to provide and finance various public activities.
The 1978 gubernatorial primary
Hutchison became chairman of the Texas Republican Party in 1976 but left in 1977 to pursue his gubernatorial campaign. However, in 1978, he lost the nomination to Bill ClementsBill Clements
William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr. was the 42nd and 44th Governor of Texas, serving from 1979 to 1983 and 1987 to 1991. Clements was the first Republican to have served as governor of the U.S. state of Texas since Reconstruction...
, by a lopsided vote of 115,345 (72.8 percent) to 38,268 (24.2 percent). (Another 4,790 votes or 3 percent went to Charles Thompson.) Clements went on to win the general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
, thus becoming the first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction.
Hutchison met his wife, then known as Kay Bailey, when both were state legislators, he from Dallas and she from Houston.
Hutchison resides with his wife in Dallas. They adopted two infant children in 2001, a son and a daughter. Both Hutchisons have been previously married. Ray Hutchison has grown children from his first marriage.