John
J. Carona
First elected to the Texas Legislature
in 1990, Senator John Carona is
now in his fourth term in the Texas
Senate, representing District 16
in Dallas County. Previously, Senator
Carona was elected to three terms
in the Texas House of Representatives.
Senator Carona has distinguished
himself in the Texas Legislature
as an effective leader. Following
the 2007 legislative session, The
Dallas Morning News named him
to their "Legislative Leaderboard,"
Capitol Inside selected
him as "Most Valuable Player-Texas
Senate," and Texas Monthly
recognized him as one of the "Ten
Best Legislators."
Currently, Senator Carona serves
as Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Transportation and Homeland Security
and as a member of the Senate Criminal
Justice, Jurisprudence, and State
Affairs committees.
In addition, he was elected by his
Senate colleagues to be President
Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate.
He previously served on the Senate
Health and Human Services Committee,
Texas Legislative Council, as Co-Chair
of the Study Commission on Transportation
Financing, and as Chairman of the
Senate Subcommittee on Emerging
Technologies and Economic Development.
Senator Carona has been a resident
of Dallas since early childhood.
He was educated in the Dallas Independent
School District, graduating from
Bryan Adams High School. He received
bachelors of business administration
degrees in insurance and real estate
from The University of Texas at
Austin in 1978, and currently serves
as President of a national realty
management firm.
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