Born on November 13, 1957, Greg Abbott is an American lawyer and a politician who has been serving as the Governor of Texas since January 2015. As a member of the Republican Party, he served as the 50th Attorney General of Texas from 2002 to 2015. To learn more about him, read the article below.
Before Fame: He attended University of Texas at Austin and Vanderbilt University.
Family/ Relationships
Greg Abbott Ethnicity/Religion
Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Greg was born to Doris Lechristia Jacks Abbott and Calvin Roger Abbott. He is of English descent and is Roman Catholic.
Greg Abbott Affair/Married/Wife
He is married to Mexican-American Cecilia Phalen Abbott. They have a child. For more information, visit his twitter.
If you're fleeing states like California, NY, & Illinois to move to Texas, remember why you’re escaping high taxes, burdensome regulations & sanctuary policies.
We don’t want the same thing happening here.
We plan to KEEP Texas, Texas! https://t.co/bqpScogHGk
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 24, 2019
Profile / Wiki / Information
Personal Information
- Full Name: Gregory Wayne Abbott
- Nicknames: Greg Abbott
- Birthday: November 13, 1957
- Age: 61 years old (as of May 2019)
- Birthplace: Wichita Falls, Texas, US
- Current Residence: Texas, US
- Education: University of Texas at Austin, Vanderbilt University
- Profession: Lawyer, Politician
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity/Race: White
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Zodiac: Scorpio
- Spouse/Wife: Cecilia Phalen Abbott
- Children: 1
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Measurements
- Height: Not Available
- Weight: Not Available
Trivia/ Facts that you probably didn’t know
- He is a Republican.
- He has been serving as the 48th Governor of Texas since 2015.
- He is the first governor of any U.S. state since George Wallace to permanently use a wheelchair.
- He met wife while attending UT Austin.
- He was paralyzed below waist when an oak tree fell on him while he was jogging following a storm. He was 26 at the time.
- He began his judicial career in Houston where he served as a state trial judge in 129th District Court for three years.
- His wife is the first Latina to be the First Lady of Texas since Texas joined the union.
Memorable Quotes:
America is sick and tired of spending hour upon hour sitting in their automobile trying to get to work, trying to get kids to school, trying to get to a doctor’s appointment.
