Carole keeton strayhorn for governor

  • Elected to the comptroller's post in as a Republican, Keeton ran as an independent candidate for Texas governor against Republican incumbent Rick Perry in She lost the November general election to Perry and placed third in a six-way race, with 18 percent.
  • What Strayhorn has to say about the Governor, the campaign, and the issues facing Texas.
  • In , known then as Carole Keeton McClellan, she was elected as Mayor of Austin, becoming the city's first female mayor.

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    Carole Keeton Strayhorn

    American politician (born )

    Carole Keeton Strayhorn

    In office
    January 20, &#;– January 20,
    GovernorGeorge W. Bush
    Rick Perry
    Preceded byJohn Sharp
    Succeeded bySusan Combs
    In office
    December 10, &#;– January 3,
    GovernorAnn Richards
    George W. Bush
    Preceded byMary Scott Nabers
    Succeeded byMichael Williams
    In office
    &#;– February
    Preceded byJeff Friedman
    Succeeded byRon Mullen
    Born

    Carole Stewart Keeton


    () September 13, (age&#;85)
    Austin, Texas, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic(Before , –present)
    Other political
    affiliations    		Republican(–)
    Independent(–)
    Spouse(s)Barr McClellan(Divorced)
    Curtis Rylander (Divorced)
    Ed Strayhorn (Divorced)
    Children4, including Scott and Mark
    Parent
    EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA)

    Carole Stewart Keeton (born September 13, ), formerly known as Carole Keeton McClellan, Carole Keeton Rylander and

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    Carole Keeton

    [Carole McClellan at Mayor’s Desk], circa , PICB

     

    A native Austinite, Carole Keeton was born in to Page and Madge Keeton. Her father was a long-serving dean of UT’s lag school and has a street nära campus named for him. She studied government at UT, graduating in She married Barr McClellan, a lawyer, with whom she had kvartet sons. She taught history and civics at McCallum High School.

    Keeton’s first involvement in politics was on the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees. She began serving on the school board in and in was unanimously elected to head the board. While on the board she worked to improve achievement of minorities.

    In , known then as Carole Keeton McClellan, she was elected as Mayor of Austin, becoming the city’s first female mayor and eventually the city’s first mayor to win three successive terms. As an incoming mayor she was interested in streamlining the city bureaucracy.

    She held her position as mayor until when Govern

  • carole keeton strayhorn for governor

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    Mom of WH Press Secretary runs  for governor

    After 20 years as a Republican, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn has abandoned the party to run for governor of Texas as an Independent, challenging Republican Governor Rick Perry.  The race is not only interesting because of her defection, but because one of her sons, Scott McClellan, is President Bush‘s press secretary. 

    Chris Matthews was joined by Carole Keeton Strayhorn to discuss the upcoming race.

    To read an excerpt from their conversation, continue to the text below. To watch the video, click on the "Launch" button to the right.

    CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST 'HARDBALL':  Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Carole Strayhorn thank you very much, state comptroller for joining us tonight.  

    You have put your son in the hot seat.  Well, it‘s great to have you.  And great to be down in Houston.  Let me ask you, is your son on the hot seat?  Is he the cat on the hot tin roof because of his job and his mother? 

    CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN,