Greg Abbott

Gregory Wayne Abbott (/æbət/ ABB-ət; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. As of 2025, Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States.

Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Abbott grew up between the near cities of Longview and Duncanville. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1981 and from Vanderbilt University with a Juris Doctor in 1984. After going into private practice, working for Butler and Binion, LLP between 1984 and 1992, he began his judicial career in Houston, where he served as a state trial judge in the 129th District Court for three years. Before becoming attorney general, Abbott was a justice of the Texas Supreme Court, a position to which he was appointed in 1995 by Governor George W. Bush. Abbott won a full term in 1998 with 60% of the vote. After resigning from the Supreme Court to run for Texas lieutenant governor, Abbott returned to private practice and worked for Bracewell & Giuliani in 2001.