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David Dewhurst

Personal data
Dewhurst in 2009
Date of birth	August 18, 1945(age 70)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	(1) Tammy Jo Dewhurst (married 1995, divorced 2000) (2) Tricia Hamilton Bivins (married 2009)
Children	Carolyn Dewhurst
Residence	Houston, Texas
Alma mater	University of Arizona
Profession	Rancher
Religion	Presbyterian
Military service
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
41st Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Assumed office	January 21, 2003
Governor	Rick Perry
Preceded by	Bill Ratliff
26th Commissioner of the General Land Office\|Texas Land Commissioner
In office	1999 - 2003
Governor	George W. Bush (1999-2000) Rick Perry (2000-2003)
Succeeded by	Jerry E. Patterson
Preceded by	Garry Mauro

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David Dewhurst (born August 18, 1945) is the 41st and current Lieutenant Governor of Texas, serving under Governor Rick Perry since January 21, 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003. Dewhurst announced on July 18, 2011, that he was running for the vacant U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in the upcoming 2012 election.

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