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Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, and diplomat who served as the 22nd U.S. permanent representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she was a United States senator from Texas from 1993 to 2013.
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Opening Statement of former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison at her Confirmation Hearing to be U.S. Ambassador to NATO
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Hutchison suggested NATO would consider destroying Russian medium-range nuclear systems if Russia continued development on those systems, which would be an act of war under international law
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Hutchison was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Permanent Representative to NATO
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Hutchison was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the United States Permanent Representative to NATO
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Career landmark: United States Permanent Representative to NATO (2017–2021).
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Joined the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani
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The Dallas Convention Center was renamed the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
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During the 113th United States Congress, the House of Representatives passed a bill to rename IRC section 219(c) as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA
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And the fifth most senior female senator overall
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The National Journal gave her composite scores of 72% conservative and 28% liberal
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Stated that she identified as "pro-life
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Hutchison told Chris Matthews on Hardball with Chris Matthews that she had pondered running for president, but said she could not run in the 2012 election because of the needs of her two 10-year-old children
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After some discussion about whether she would change her mind, Hutchison announced she would not seek re-election in 2012
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Career landmark: United States senator (2011–2013).
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Announced her intention to serve out her third term
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Campaign: 2010 gubernatorial election.
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Hutchison voted against repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell
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Konni Burton, a member of the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party steering committee, said "She personifies everything that the Tea Party is fighting
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Hutchison announced that she would not resign from the Senate seat until after the March 2, 2010, primary
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Hutchison formally announced that she was a Republican candidate for Governor of Texas and positioned herself as a moderate alternative to Governor Rick Perry
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As of 2009, Hutchison and her family made their primary residence in Dallas.
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Hutchison broke ranks with her Republican colleagues and opposed an attempt to stall the Democrats' health-care bill in the Senate
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Hutchison voted for a Defense spending bill that included penalties for people who harm others based on sexual orientation as well as for the 2012 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act which stated that all organi
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Career landmark: United States senator (2009–2011).
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Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign said she was opposed to same-sex marriage
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And the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which opposes illegal immigration and seeks to reduce legal immigration levels, gave her a 100% rating
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Hutchison was mentioned in an article in The New York Times about the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States
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Showed that Hutchison had an approval rating of 58%, with 34% disapproving
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Career landmark: United States senator (2007–2009).
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Hutchison succeeded Jon Kyl as the Policy Chair for Senate Republicans, the fourth-ranking leadership position in the Republican caucus behind Minority Leader McConnell, Minority Whip, and conference chairman Kyl
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Senator Hutchison broke with the majority of Republicans and voted in favor of federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research
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Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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Hutchison voted against prohibiting oil leasing in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and has supported legislation promoting drilling in the refuge in 2002 and 2003
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Also voted against including oil and gas smokestacks in the Environmental Protection Agency's mercury regulations
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Her book, American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our Country, was published
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And 2006, she voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment which was a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage
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Career landmark: United States senator (2003–2005).
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Hutchison continued to support abortion rights early in a pregnancy
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Career landmark: United States senator (2001–2003).
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Hutchison successfully offered a measure to return "$69 billion to the tax cut for marriage penalty relief
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Hutchison defeated Democrat Gene Kelly, with 4,082,091 (65 percent) to 2,030,315 (32
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Hutchison supported the "council-led tax cuts" in Washington D
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Voted to remove funding for renewable and solar energy, although she has more recently stated she supports the development of alternative energy sources
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Career landmark: United States senator (1999–2001).
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Career landmark: United States senator (1997–1999).
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Hutchison voted for the Defense of Marriage Act banning federal benefits for same-sex marriages
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Career landmark: United States senator (1995–1997).
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For election to her first full term, Hutchison received 2,604,281 votes (60
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Hutchison was one of 17 Republicans who broke with their party to vote in favor of a bill, sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy, to protect access to abortion clinics by making it a federal crime to block or physically attac
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2000, and 2006, Hutchison was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Texas in 2010, losing the Republican primary to incumbent Rick Perry
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Travis County authorities, led by Democratic District Attorney Ronnie Earle, raided Hutchison's offices at the State Treasury
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Hutchison, then a candidate for the U
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Was elected to the United States Senate in a non-partisan special election, defeating Democratic incumbent Bob Krueger and becoming the first female senator in Texas history
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Career landmark: United States senator (1993–1995).
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Career landmark: Texas State Treasurer (1991–1993).
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And served until June 1993 when she ran against Senator Bob Krueger in a special election to complete the last two years of Lloyd Bentsen's term
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When she was elected Texas State Treasurer
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For the Dallas-based 3rd District, but was defeated in the primary by Steve Bartlett
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Career landmark: deputy chairperson (1976–1978).
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Career landmark: member of the Texas House of Representatives (1972–1976).
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Hutchison was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from a district in Houston
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Studied at University of Texas School of Law (1967).
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Born 1943-07-22.
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