Greg Abbott

Greg Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in Texas. His official biography says he was born in Wichita Falls and raised in Duncanville. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.

Abbott served as a state district judge in Harris County and as a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. He was then attorney general of Texas, the 50th person to hold that office, which he held before his election as governor.

He was first elected the 48th governor of Texas in 2014 and took office on January 20, 2015, according to the National Governors Association, which lists later terms beginning on January 8, 2019, and January 17, 2023. His official biography says he was re-elected to a third term in 2022.