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Matthew David McConaughey | |
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 McConaughey in 2011 | |
| 47th President of the United States | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| Vice President | Elise Stefanik |
| Preceded by | Joe Biden |
| 48th Governor of Texas | |
| In office January 20, 2015 – December 13, 2024 | |
| Lieutenant | Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | Rick Perry |
| Succeeded by | Greg Abbott |
| 105th Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 8, 2021 – July 15, 2022 | |
| Vice Chair | Phil Murphy |
| Preceded by | Andrew Cuomo |
| Succeeded by | Phil Murphy |
| United States Senator from Texas | |
| In office December 1, 2002 – January 3, 2015 | |
| President | Dick Cheney Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Phil Gramm |
| Succeeded by | John Cornyn |
| Minority Whip in the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Jon Kyl |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| 36th Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | John Ensign |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Moran |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – December 1, 2002 | |
| Speaker | Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | John Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Jeb Hensarling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew David McConaughey November 4, 1969 Uvalde, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Mathew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American politician and attorney who is serving as the 47th and the current President of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 48th Governor of Texas from 2015 to 2024.
Born in Uvalde, Texas in 1969, McConaughey moved with his family to Dallas in 1980. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1995. In 1996, McConaughey was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 5th congressional district. His election was closely contested, but he was reelected in 1998 and 2000 by wider margins.
In 2002, McConaughey was elected to the United States Senate, succeeding retiring Senator Phil Gramm. He was reelected in 2008. In 2014, he successfully ran for Governor of Texas, succeeding three-term Governor and fellow Republican Rick Perry. McConaughey was reelected as governor in 2018 and again in 2022, with his 2022 reelection being the largest margin of victory in the state since 1974.
In the 2024 presidential election, McConaughey secured the Republican Party's nomination for president and selected Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from New York, as his running mate. Initially, he faced incumbent President Joe Biden, but after the first presidential debate, the Democratic ticket shifted to incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. McConaughey won the election with the largest popular vote share and Electoral College margin since 1984, earning the most votes ever received for a presidential candidate in U.S. history.
Legislature
[edit]Texas State Legislature
[edit]| State Assembly | State Senate | |||||
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| Legislature | No. of
seats won |
+/– | No. of
seats won |
+/– | Election
year | |
| 84th | 105 / 175
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 6
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42 / 64
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2
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2014 | |
| 85th | 100 / 175
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 5
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41 / 64
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1
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2016 | |
| 86th | 96 / 175
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4
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39 / 64
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2
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2018 | |
| 87th | 99 / 175
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3
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40 / 64
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1
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2020 | |
| 88th | 101 / 175
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2
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39 / 64
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1
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2022 | |
U. S. Congress
[edit]| House of Representatives | Senate | |||||
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| Congress | No. of
seats won |
+/– | No. of
seats won |
+/– | Election
year | |
| 105th | 226 / 435
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4
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55 / 100
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3
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1996 | |
| 106th | 222 / 435
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4
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55 / 100
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 0
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1998 | |
| 107th | 221 / 435
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1
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50 / 100
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5
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2000 | |
| 108th | 229 / 435
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8
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51 / 100
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1
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2002 | |
| 109th | 232 / 435
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3
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55 / 100
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4
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2004 | |
| 110th | 200 / 435
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32
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49 / 100
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6
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2006 | |
| 111th | 179 / 435
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21
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41 / 100
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8
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2008 | |
| 112th | 242 / 435
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63
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47 / 100
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6
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2010 | |
| 113th | 234 / 435
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8
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45 / 100
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2
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2012 | |
| 119th | 264 / 435
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42
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59 / 100
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10
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2024 | |
| 120th | 0 / 435
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0 / 100
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2026 | |||
| 121st | 0 / 435
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0 / 100
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2028 | |||
U.S. Congress Leaders
[edit]| Senate Party Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Designee | Office | Designee |
 President Assumed office on January 20, 2025 |
 Elise Stefanik from New York |
 President pro tempore Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
.jpg) Chuck Grassley from Iowa |
 Majority Leader Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
 Tim Scott from South Carolina |
Majority Whip Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
.jpg) John Thune from South Dakota |
Minority Leader Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
.jpg) Chuck Schumer from New York |
Minority Whip Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
 Brian Schatz from Hawaii |
The Senate Republican Conference Leadership as follows:
- Tim Scott (from South Carolina) as Majority Leader
- John Thune (from South Dakota) as Majority Whip
- John Barrasso (from Wyoming) as Chair of the Conference
- James Lankford (from Oklahoma) as Vice Chair of the Conference
- Shelley Moore (from West Virginia) as Chair of the Policy Committee
- J. D. Vance (from Ohio) as Chair of the National Committee
- Mike Crapo (from Idaho) as Chief Deputy Whip
- Chuck Grassley (from Iowa) as President pro tempore
| House Party Leaders | |||
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| Office | Designee | Office | Designee |
 Speaker Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
 Byron Donalds from Florida-19th |
 Dean Assumed office on March 18, 2022 |
 Hal Rogers from Kentuky-5th |
Majority Leader Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
.jpg) Tom Emmer from Minnesota-6th |
Majority Whip Assumed office on January 3, 2025 |
 Stephanie Bice from Oklahoma-5th |
Minority Leader Assumed office on January 3, 2023 |
.jpg) Hakeem Jeffries from New York-8th |
Minority Whip Assumed office on January 3, 2023 |
.jpg) Katherine Clark from Massachusetts-5th |
The House Republican Conference Leadership as follows:
- Byron Donalds (from Florida-19th) as Speaker
- Tom Emmer (from Minnesota-6th) as Majority Leader
- Stephanie Bice (from Oklahoma-5th) as Majority Whip
- Lisa McClain (from Michigan-9th) as Chair of the Conference
- Erin Houchin (from Indiana-9th) as Vice Chair of the Conference
- Blake Moore (from Utah-1st) as Chair of the Policy Committee
- Richard Hudson (from North Carolina-9th) as Chair of the National Committee
- Guy Reschenthaler (from Pennsylvania-14th) as Chief Deputy Whip
- Hal Rogers (from Kentucky-5th) as Dean
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Elections
[edit]House Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mathew McConaughey | 76,708 | 50.76% | 3.42% | |
| Democratic | John Boulland | 74,411 | 49.24% | −0.82% | |
| Majority | 2,297 | 1.52% | −1.20% | ||
| Total votes | 151,119 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mathew McConaughey | 61,585 | 55.15% | 4.39% | |
| Democratic | Victor Morales | 50,084 | 44.85% | −4.39% | |
| Majority | 11,501 | 10.30% | 8.78% | ||
| Total votes | 111,669 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mathew McConaughey | 119,188 | 64.08% | 8.93% | |
| Democratic | Regina Montaya | 66,811 | 35.92% | −8.93% | |
| Majority | 52,377 | 28.16% | 17.86% | ||
| Total votes | 185,999 | ||||
Senate Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mathew McConaughey | 2,655,142 | 58.82% | 4.04% | |
| Democratic | Ron Kirk | 1,797,028 | 39.81% | −4.13% | |
| Majority | 858,114 | 19.01% | 8.17% | ||
| Total votes | 4,514,012 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mathew McConaughey | 5,022,585 | 63.48% | 4.66% | |
| Democratic | Rick Noriega | 2,704,347 | 34.18% | −5.63% | |
| Libertarian | Adams Schick | 185,241 | 2.34% | 1.55% | |
| Majority | 2,318,238 | 29.30% | 10.29% | ||
| Total votes | 7,912,075 | ||||
Gubernatorial Election
[edit]| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Popular vote | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Matthew McConaughey | Greg Abbott | Republican | 4,189,038 | 59.84 | 235 | 92.52 | |
| Wendy Davis | Leticia Van de Putte | Democratic | 2,683,252 | 38.33 | 19 | 7.48 | |
| Kathie Glass | Robert Butler | Libertarian | 98,706 | 1.41 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Others | 29,402 | 0.42 | |||||
| Total | 7,000,398 | 100.00 | 254 | 100.00 | |||
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Popular vote | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Matthew McConaughey | Greg Abbott | Republican | 4,656,476 | 55.81 | 224 | 88.19 | |
| Lupe Valdez | Mike Coilier | Democratic | 3,545,963 | 42.50 | 30 | 11.81 | |
| Mark Tipper | Douglas McKennon | Libertarian | 141,005 | 1.69 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8,343,444 | 100.00 | 254 | 100.00 | |||
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Popular vote | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Matthew McConaughey | Greg Abbott | Republican | 5,997,200 | 64.03 | 241 | 94.88 | |
| Beto O'Rourke | Mike Coilier | Democratic | 3,239,781 | 34.59 | 13 | 5.12 | |
| Jacqueline Abernathy | Shaana Steele | American Solidarity | 94,599 | 1.01 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Others | 34,655 | 0.37 | |||||
| Total | 9,366,235 | 100.00 | 254 | 100.00 | |||
Presidential Election
[edit]| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Popular vote | Electoral College | States+DC | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Matthew McConaughey | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 84,859,086 | 53.41 | 450 | 83.64 | 44 | 86.27 | |
| Kamala Harris | Tim Waltz | Democratic | 63,108,087 | 39.72 | 85 | 15.80 | 6 | 11.76 | |
| Bernie Sanders | Nicole Shanahan | Independent | 9,612,385 | 6.05 | 3 | 0.56 | 1 | 1.96 | |
| Others | 1,302,836 | 0.82 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| Total | 158,882,394 | 100.00 | 538 | 100.00 | 51 | 100.00 | |||
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