Earl Jeffrey Wentworth (born November 20, 1940), is a

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former member of the

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from

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. He represented

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in the upper legislative chamber from January 1997 to January 2013. In addition, from 1993 to 1997, he represented

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, having been initially elected to the state senate in 1992 to succeed fellow Republican Cyndi Taylor Krier, when she became the

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included northern portions of Bexar County, all of

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, Guadalupe, Hays, and Kendall counties, and a part of southern

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. From 1988 to 1993, Wentworth was a member of the

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from District 123. He won a

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on May 7, 1988, called when the Republican Representative Kae T. Patrick of

resigned in his fourth term. In 2010, Wentworth wrote to Chairman Ron Blatchley (Chairman of the Texas State University System Board of Regents) a scathing letter from a sitting State Senator expressing his unhappiness with the Texas State University System Board of Regents decision to appoint State Rep. Brian McCall as the Chancellor of the Texas State University System over him. In the letter Wentworth expresses a strong disagreement with Mr. McCall's appointment and repeatedly states that he authored the bill that changed the name of Southwest Texas State University (SWT) to Texas State University-San Marcos (TSU-SM) - a very unpopular bill among the vast majority of SWT alumni with suggestions throughout he expected this appointment in part due to carrying this legislation, having it killed in one sub-committee, re-introducing the bill in a rush before another unrelated sub-committee to finally get it passed. Opposition to the bill was not limited to SWT alumni but also included dozens and dozens of Texas Southern University (TSU) faculty, students and alumni aligned with SWT alumni. In 2012, Wentworth was defeated in his bid for re-nomination. In the Republican primary

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held on July 31, he lost to Tea Party candidate Donna Campbell, who amassed 45,292 votes (66.2 percent) to Wentworth's 23,168 (33.8 percent). Wentworth and his wife Karla, a licensed professional interior designer, have two sons, Jason and Matthew Wentworth. After his term in the state Senate, Wentworth was appointed to the position of Precinct 3 justice of the peace by the Bexar County Commission.

Election history

Senate election history of Wentworth.Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

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2010

2006

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1996

1994

1992

References

https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/Wentworths_Letter.pdf

External links

Senate of Texas - Senator Jeff Wentworth
official TX Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Earl Jeffrey 'Jeff' Wentworth (TX)
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