Jeff Wentworth
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Earl Jeffrey "Jeff" Wentworth (born November 20, 1940) is a Republican
member of the Texas Senate
since 1993. He succeeded Republican Cyndi Taylor Krier
(then District 26
), who instead became the Bexar County
judge. The current District 25 includes northern portions of Bexar County, all of Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Kendall Counties, and portions of southern Travis County.
From 1988 to 1993, Wentworth served in the Texas House of Representatives
from District 123. He won a special election on May 7, 1988, called when the Republican Representative Kae T. Patrick of San Antonio resigned in his fourth term. Wentworth was himself succeeded in the House by Republican Frank Corte, Jr.
, a real estate businessman from San Antonio. Corte was subsequently switched to District 122 in 2003.
Senator Wentworth, a fourth generation Texan, was first elected to the Texas Senate in 1992 after serving nearly five years in the Texas House of Representatives. He represents the nearly one million people of District 25, which consists of Comal, Hays, Kendall and Guadalupe Counties as well as north Bexar County and south Travis County.
He is chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Open Government, and serves on the Select Committee on Redistricting; Higher Education; Administration; Transportation and Homeland Security; and Intergovernmental Relations Committees. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Foundation of Texas, the Board of Directors of the Austin Community College Center for Public Policy and Political Studies.
Jeff's public service prior to the Texas Legislature includes one year as a university system regent, six years as a county commissioner, two years as a city attorney, three years as a Congressional assistant, and three years' active duty as a United States Army counterintelligence officer.
Among his younger-life experience, he worked as a newspaper boy, television station copy boy, waiter, dishwasher, library clerk, and taxicab driver.
A 1958 graduate of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Jeff earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Texas A&M University in 1962. He served in the United States Army from 1962-65, and he was an assistant to Republican United States Congressman Bob Price of Texas from 1966-68 and from 1971-72.
He worked as a general assignments reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal for a year, and another year as an assistant to the Lubbock County Attorney while he worked on his law degree at Texas Tech University School of Law. He served as vice president of his high school student body, senior class officer in college, and president of his law school student body. In addition, he served as national president of the American Bar Association Law Student Division. In 2000, Senator Wentworth was named the Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University School of Law.
Senator Wentworth is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments. He is chairman of the board of trustees of the 21st Century Foundation of the Council of State Governments and served as the 2008-09 chairman of the 16-state Southern Legislative Conference. He is a member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders' Board of Trustees.
Senator Wentworth, a practicing attorney, is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, as well as the San Antonio Bar Foundation. He is admitted to practice law in both the District of Columbia and Texas.
He is married to Karla Wentworth, a licensed professional interior designer. Jeff and Karla have two sons, Jason and Matthew.
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member of the Texas Senate
Texas Senate
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing 31 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 672,000 per constituency. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long. The Senate meets at the...
since 1993. He succeeded Republican Cyndi Taylor Krier
Cyndi Taylor Krier
Cynthia Taylor Krier, known as Cyndi Taylor Krier , is an attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician in San Antonio, Texas. She served in the Texas State Senate from District 26 from 1985 to 1993 and as the administrative judge of Bexar County from 1993 to 2001...
(then District 26
Texas Senate, District 26
District 26 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Bexar county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 26 is Leticia R. Van de Putte.-2004:-2002:-2000:...
), who instead became the Bexar County
Bexar County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...
judge. The current District 25 includes northern portions of Bexar County, all of Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Kendall Counties, and portions of southern Travis County.
From 1988 to 1993, Wentworth 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...
from District 123. He won a special election on May 7, 1988, called when the Republican Representative Kae T. Patrick of San Antonio resigned in his fourth term. Wentworth was himself succeeded in the House by Republican Frank Corte, Jr.
Frank Corte, Jr.
Frank Julius Corte, Jr. , is a real estate businessman in San Antonio, Texas, who served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bexar County between 1993 and 2011....
, a real estate businessman from San Antonio. Corte was subsequently switched to District 122 in 2003.
Wentworth Bio
Senator Jeff Wentworth is serving his seventh term in the Texas Senate where he was president pro tem in 2004 -2005 and where he was inaugurated as Governor of Texas for a Day on November 20, 2004.Senator Wentworth, a fourth generation Texan, was first elected to the Texas Senate in 1992 after serving nearly five years in the Texas House of Representatives. He represents the nearly one million people of District 25, which consists of Comal, Hays, Kendall and Guadalupe Counties as well as north Bexar County and south Travis County.
He is chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Open Government, and serves on the Select Committee on Redistricting; Higher Education; Administration; Transportation and Homeland Security; and Intergovernmental Relations Committees. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Foundation of Texas, the Board of Directors of the Austin Community College Center for Public Policy and Political Studies.
Jeff's public service prior to the Texas Legislature includes one year as a university system regent, six years as a county commissioner, two years as a city attorney, three years as a Congressional assistant, and three years' active duty as a United States Army counterintelligence officer.
Among his younger-life experience, he worked as a newspaper boy, television station copy boy, waiter, dishwasher, library clerk, and taxicab driver.
A 1958 graduate of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Jeff earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Texas A&M University in 1962. He served in the United States Army from 1962-65, and he was an assistant to Republican United States Congressman Bob Price of Texas from 1966-68 and from 1971-72.
He worked as a general assignments reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal for a year, and another year as an assistant to the Lubbock County Attorney while he worked on his law degree at Texas Tech University School of Law. He served as vice president of his high school student body, senior class officer in college, and president of his law school student body. In addition, he served as national president of the American Bar Association Law Student Division. In 2000, Senator Wentworth was named the Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech University School of Law.
Senator Wentworth is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments. He is chairman of the board of trustees of the 21st Century Foundation of the Council of State Governments and served as the 2008-09 chairman of the 16-state Southern Legislative Conference. He is a member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders' Board of Trustees.
Senator Wentworth, a practicing attorney, is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, as well as the San Antonio Bar Foundation. He is admitted to practice law in both the District of Columbia and Texas.
He is married to Karla Wentworth, a licensed professional interior designer. Jeff and Karla have two sons, Jason and Matthew.
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External links
- Senate of Texas - Senator Jeff Wentworth official TX Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Earl Jeffrey 'Jeff' Wentworth (TX) profile
- Follow the Money - Jeff Wentworth