Greg Abbott

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Greg Abbott is an American Republican politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015.

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instanceOf governor
human
lawyer
politician
academicDegree Bachelor of Business Administration
Juris Doctor
birthName Gregory Wayne Abbott
causeOfDisability tree accident while jogging
child Audrey Abbott
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1957-11-13
educatedAt University of Texas at Austin
Vanderbilt University Law School
electedIn 2014 Texas gubernatorial election
2018 Texas gubernatorial election
2022 Texas gubernatorial election
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Abbott
givenName Gregory
hasDisability paraplegia
jurisdiction State of Texas
knownFor opposition to abortion rights
opposition to same-sex marriage prior to Obergefell v. Hodges
strict immigration and border security policies
support for gun rights
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
notableWork leadership during Hurricane Harvey response
legal challenges to federal environmental regulations
support for Texas voter ID laws
occupation attorney
politician
officeContested Governor of Texas
placeOfBirth Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
politicalAlignment conservative
positionHeld Attorney General of Texas
Governor of Texas
Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
precededBy Rick Perry
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Austin, Texas, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Cecilia Abbott
startTime 2015-01-20
supportedBy Tea Party movement
twitterUsername GregAbbott_TX
uses wheelchair
workLocation Austin, Texas, United States

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Greg Abbott ("Gregory Wayne Abbott")
birthName
Governor of Texas
officeHolder
Greg Abbott ("GregAbbott_TX")
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