Senate Years of Service: 1993-2013
Party: Republican HUTCHISON Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) , a Senator from Texas; born in Galveston, Tex., July 22, 1943; attended the public schools in La Marque, Tex…
Senate Years of Service: 1993- Party: Republican HUTCHISON, Kathyrn Ann Bailey (Kay), a Senator from Texas; born in Galveston, Tex., July 22, 1943; attended the public schools in La Marque,…
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