David Dewhurst

David Dewhurst

David Henry 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 was the Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003. Dewhurst was a candidate in 2012 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, but he lost his party's runoff election to former Solicitor General Ted Cruz. He also announced re-election plans for an unprecedented fourth four-year term in the 2014 elections, where Dewhurst will likely face challengers in the Republican primary from Land Commissioner Jerry E. Patterson, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs.