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{{Short description|American politician & diplomat (born 1943)}}
{{redirect|Senator Hutchison}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Kay Bailey Hutchison
| image               = Kay Bailey Hutchison official photo.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2017
| office              = 24th [[List of United States permanent representatives to NATO|United States Ambassador to NATO]]
| president           = [[Donald Trump]]
| term_start          = August 28, 2017<!-- Like all ambassadors, Hutchison doesn't formally assume office after Senate confirmation until she presents her credentials to the head of the entity she was accredited to, in this case to the Secretary General of Nato. Please note that the swearing-in ceremony is just the formal promulgation of the State Department to dispatch her as its representative, and is not the date she officially begins as Ambassador. See: [[Diplomatic accreditation]] and [[Diplomatic credentials]]. -->
| term_end            = January 20, 2021
| predecessor         = [[Douglas Lute]]
| successor           = [[Julianne Smith]]
| jr/sr1              = United States Senator
| state1              = [[Texas]]
| term_start1         = June 14, 1993
| term_end1           = January 3, 2013
| predecessor1        = [[Bob Krueger]]
| successor1          = [[Ted Cruz]]
| office2             = [[Texas State Treasurer|Treasurer of Texas]]
| governor2           = Ann Richards
| term_start2         = January 15, 1991
| term_end2           = June 14, 1993
| predecessor2        = [[Ann Richards]]
| successor2          = [[Martha Whitehead]]
| state_house3        = Texas
| district3           = [[Texas's 90th House of Representatives district|90th]]
| term_start3         = January 9, 1973
| term_end3           = July 9, 1976
| predecessor3        = [[Tom Bass (politician)|Tom Bass]]
| successor3          = Brad Wright
| birth_name          = Kathryn Ann Bailey
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1943|7|22}}
| birth_place         = [[Galveston, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{ubl |{{marriage|John Parks|1967|1969|end=div}} |{{marriage|[[Ray Hutchison (politician)|Ray Hutchison]]|1978|2014|end=died}}}}
| children            = 4
| education           = [[University of Texas at Austin]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Kay Bailey Hutchison''' (born '''Kathryn Ann Bailey'''; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd [[United States Permanent Representative to NATO]] from 2017 until 2021. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], she was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Texas]] from 1993 to 2013.

Born in [[Galveston, Texas]], Hutchison is a graduate of the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. Prior to entering politics, she was an attorney and legal correspondent at [[KPRC-TV]] in [[Houston]]. She was a member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from 1972 to 1976. After a brief business career, she returned to politics in 1990, when she was elected [[Texas State Treasurer]]. In [[1993 United States Senate special election in Texas|1993]], she was elected to the United States Senate in a [[Nonpartisan blanket primary|non-partisan]] special election, defeating [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] incumbent [[Bob Krueger]] and becoming the first female senator in Texas history.

After being re-elected to the Senate in [[1994 United States Senate election in Texas|1994]], [[2000 United States Senate election in Texas|2000]], and [[2006 United States Senate election in Texas|2006]], Hutchison was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Governor of Texas]] in [[2010 Texas gubernatorial election|2010]], losing the Republican primary to incumbent [[Rick Perry]]. Hutchison was the most [[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior]] female Republican senator by the end of her tenure in 2013, and the fifth most senior [[Women in the United States Senate|female senator]] overall. In 2013, she joined the law firm [[Bracewell LLP|Bracewell & Giuliani]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/the-great-2012-cashout-kay-bailey-hutchison-joins-lobbying-firm/article/2520836|title=The Great 2012 Cashout: Kay Bailey Hutchison joins lobbying firm|last=Carney|first=Timothy P.|date=2013-02-07|work=Washington Examiner|access-date=2018-05-13|language=en}}</ref>

On June 29, 2017, Hutchison was nominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] to be the next United States Permanent Representative to NATO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/29/hutchison-serve-diplomat-trump-administration/|title=Trump taps Kay Bailey Hutchison to serve as NATO ambassador|first=Abby|last=Livingston|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a voice vote on August 3, 2017.<ref name="chron.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Senate-confirms-Kay-Bailey-Hutchison-as-NATO-envoy-11732052.php|title=Senate confirms Kay Bailey Hutchison as NATO envoy|newspaper=Chron |date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=September 13, 2017 |last1=Diaz |first1=Kevin }}</ref> She started as ambassador on August 28, 2017.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=USNATO |author=United States Mission to NATO |number=902068855501180928 |title=Amb Hutchison starts @USNATO today! See her testimony on @POTUS priorities @NATO in support of our commitments: https://goo.gl/kbE5wk pic.twitter.com/WSseHzAxh7 |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Hutchison was born Kathryn Ann Bailey in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], the daughter of Kathryn Ella (née Sharp) and Allan Abner Bailey, Jr.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wargs.com/political/bailey.html|title=Ancestry of Kay Bailey Hutchison|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> an insurance agent. She has two brothers, Allan and Frank. Hutchison grew up in [[La Marque, Texas]].<ref name="KHOU La Marque">{{cite news |title=Friends: Hutchison still tied to La Marque |url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/friends-hutchison-still-tied-to-la-marque/285-342861507 |access-date=May 8, 2025 |publisher=KHOU |date=October 26, 2009}}</ref>

She received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 1962 (age 19). She was also a member of the [[Pi Beta Phi]] [[Sorority]]. She received her [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[University of Texas School of Law]] in 1967.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

==Early career==
[[File:Bush Contact Sheet P19921 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Hutchison with [[President of the United States|President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1991]]
Following her graduation from law school, Hutchison was the legal and political correspondent for [[KPRC-TV]] in [[Houston]]. Hired by Ray Miller, host of the long-running ''[[The Eyes of Texas (TV series)|The Eyes of Texas]]'' [[anthology series]], Hutchison was among the first on-screen newswomen in Texas.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

In 1972, Hutchison was elected to the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from a district in Houston. She served until 1976. She was vice-chair of the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] from 1976 to 1978. She was a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1982 for the [[Dallas]]-based 3rd District, but was defeated in the primary by [[Steve Bartlett]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=The Almanac of American Politics 1988|year=1987 |page=1143}}</ref> She temporarily left politics and became a bank executive and businesswoman.<ref>{{cite web|title=HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay), (1943 – )|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=h001016|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref> She was elected Texas State Treasurer in 1990.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

===1993 indictments and acquittal===

On June 10, 1993, [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]] authorities, led by Democratic District Attorney [[Ronnie Earle]], raided Hutchison's offices at the State Treasury.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/hutchison-charged-with-misusing-texas-treasurer-s-post/article_e64ca304-5190-5ae1-94af-88bbfc6fc795.html|title=Hutchison Charged With Misusing Texas Treasurer's Post|website=Tulsa World|date=September 28, 1993 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> The search was conducted without a warrant, as incident to service of the indictments in the case.<ref name="NYTevidenceP1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/12/us/fight-over-evidence-results-in-acquittal-of-senator-in-texas.html|title=Fight Over Evidence Results in Acquittal Of Senator in Texas|last=Verhovek|first=Sam Howe|date=February 12, 1994|website=The New York Times|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> In September 1993, Hutchison was indicted by a Texas [[grand jury]] for official misconduct and records tampering.<ref name=":5" /> Hutchison stated that she was the innocent victim of a politically motivated prosecutor.<ref name="NYTevidenceP1" /> Earle denied that his legal actions against Hutchison were politically motivated.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120315112829/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-02-06/news/9402050347_1_hutchison-s-democratic-opponent-texas-state-treasurer-employees-and-equipment Trial To Begin For Texas Senator], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', February 6, 1994.</ref> The case against Hutchison was heard before State District Judge John Onion in February 1994. During pre-trial proceedings, the judge did not rule on the admissibility of evidence obtained on June 10. Absent such a ruling, Earle declined to proceed with his case. Onion swore in a jury and directed the jury to acquit Hutchison since Earle chose not to present evidence. The acquittal barred any future prosecution of Hutchison for the same alleged crime.<ref name="NYTevidenceP1" />

==United States Senate==
[[File:Kay Bailey Hutchison, official photo 2.jpg|thumb|Hutchison's final official portrait in the Senate]]

===Caucus memberships===
* Congressional Oil and Gas Caucus
* Congressional Internet Caucus
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]]
* Senate Auto Caucus
* Sportsmen's Caucus

===Elections===

====1993====
{{Main|1993 United States Senate special election in Texas}}

Hutchison was elected [[Texas State Treasurer]] in 1990 and served until June 1993 when she ran against Senator [[Bob Krueger]] in a special election to complete the last two years of [[Lloyd Bentsen]]'s term. Bentsen had resigned in January 1993 to become [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] in the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] administration. Krueger had been appointed by Texas Governor [[Ann Richards]] to fill the seat until a replacement was elected.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

A field of 24 candidates sought to fill Bentsen's unexpired term in the May 1993 special election.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/06/us/republican-gains-texas-senate-seat.html|title=Republican Gains Texas Senate Seat|last=Verhovek|first=Sam Howe|date=1993-06-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The top two vote-getters were Hutchison (593,338, or 29 percent) and Krueger (593,239, also 29 percent).{{cn|date=December 2024}}

During the campaign Krueger charged that Hutchison was a "[[country club Republican]]" and insensitive to the feelings of minorities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/03/us/senator-trails-in-texas-and-slugs-alone.html?sq=%22country+club+republican&scp=4&st=nyt|title=Senator Trails in Texas, and Slugs Alone|date=1993|work=The New York Times}}</ref> In January, the ''Houston Chronicle'' reported that both Hutchison and Fields had promised to serve a maximum of two six-year terms in the Senate as part of her support for term-limit legislation for members of Congress. In April, the ''Dallas Morning News'' reported that Hutchison had repeated her pledge to serve only two terms in the U.S. Senate, if elected, and had also said term limits ought to cover all senators, including Senator [[Phil Gramm]] (Republican), who had been elected in 1984 and re-elected in 1990. (He would stay in the Senate until 2002.) The term-limits legislation never passed, and Hutchison said that she would not leave the Senate in the absence of such legislation, because doing so unilaterally would hurt Texas at the expense of other states in the seniority-driven institution.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

After the initial voting, most of the Barton and Fields voters switched to Hutchison, who won the run-off, 1,188,716 (67.3 percent) to 576,538 (32.7 percent). Lower turnout in the run-off resulted in a decrease in Krueger's vote total, by 17,000. Hutchison became the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.<ref name=":4" />

====1994====
{{Main|1994 United States Senate election in Texas}}

Running in 1994 for election to her first full term, Hutchison received 2,604,281 votes (60.8 percent) to 1,639,615 votes (38.3 percent) cast for Democrat [[Richard W. Fisher]], the son-in-law of the late Republican Congressman [[James M. Collins]], who had also run in the [[1993 United States Senate special election in Texas|1993 special election]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}

====2000====
{{Main|2000 United States Senate election in Texas}}

In 2000, Hutchinson defeated Democrat Gene Kelly, with 4,082,091 (65 percent) to 2,030,315 (32.2 percent). She carried 237 of the 254 counties, including one of the most Democratic counties, [[Webb County]] ([[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]]).{{cn|date=December 2024}}

====2006====
{{Main|2006 United States Senate election in Texas}}

Hutchison's Democratic opponent in the November 2006 [[general election]] was former [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] attorney and mediator [[Barbara Ann Radnofsky]] (born July 8, 1956), who had not previously run for public office. Radnofsky received 44 percent of the vote in the primary, and won a run-off election against Gene Kelly with 60 percent of the vote.{{cn|date=December 2024}} 

On election night 2006, Hutchison won re-election to another term, winning 2,661,789 votes (61.7%). Radnofsky won 1,555,202 votes (36.04%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archive-date=January 9, 2014 }}</ref>

===Tenure and political positions===
Hutchison served on the following Senate committees: [[U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]]; [[U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|Commerce, Science and Transportation]]; [[U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Rules and Administration]]; [[U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]]. During her time in the Senate, Hutchison was a strong supporter of [[NASA]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}

[[File:Kay Bailey Hutchison.jpg|thumb|left|Hutchison speaking]]
In June 2000, Hutchison and her Senate colleagues co-authored ''Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate''. In 2004, her book, ''American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our Country'', was published.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

From 2001 to 2007, Hutchison served as Vice-Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference (caucus), making her the fifth-ranking Republican in the Senate behind Majority Leader [[Bill Frist]], Majority Whip [[Mitch McConnell]] and conference chairman [[Rick Santorum]], and Policy Chairman [[Jon Kyl]]. In 2007, Hutchison succeeded [[Jon Kyl]] as the [[Republican Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate|Policy Chair for Senate Republicans]], the fourth-ranking leadership position in the Republican caucus behind Minority Leader McConnell, Minority Whip, and conference chairman Kyl.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

The ''[[National Journal]]'' ranked Hutchison as follows in its 2004 rankings, which are based on various key votes relating to economic policy, social policy, and foreign policy: "Economic: 26% Liberal, 73% Conservative; Social: 38% Liberal, 60% Conservative; Foreign: 0% Liberal, 67% Conservative. In 2012, the ''National Journal'' gave her composite scores of 72% conservative and 28% liberal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/53349/kay-bailey-hutchison#.Wy1vYqdKiUk|title=Kay Bailey Hutchison's Ratings and Endorsements|website=votesmart.org}}</ref> Although a loyal [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], she was known to cross over to the other side on a few issues. She was more likely to do this than either [[Phil Gramm]] or his successor [[John Cornyn]]." A poll that was released on June 19, 2007, showed that Hutchison had an approval rating of 58%, with 34% disapproving.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=59e13048-8ca9-4fc8-9302-dc8681fe64b0 |title=SurveyUSA News Poll #12245 |publisher=Surveyusa.com |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>

In 2008, Hutchison was mentioned in an article in ''[[The New York Times]]'' about the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States.<ref name="Zernike2008">{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Zernike |title=She Just Might Be President Someday |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html |work=New York Times |date=May 18, 2008 }}</ref> On June 22, 2011, Hutchison told [[Chris Matthews]] on ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' that she had pondered running for president, but said she could not run in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 election]] because of the needs of her two 10-year-old children.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040205132832/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/#43501814 Hardball with Chris Matthews]. MSNBC (June 4, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>

In 2009, Hutchison broke ranks with her Republican colleagues and opposed an attempt to stall the Democrats' health-care bill in the Senate.<ref name=":1">[http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-teaparty_22tex.ART.State.Edition1.ae7e73.html Tea Party groups protest Hutchison's moves on health care bill] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723193654/http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-teaparty_22tex.ART.State.Edition1.ae7e73.html |date=July 23, 2012 }} BENNING, TOM and GILLMAN, TODD J. ''The Dallas Morning News'' December 22, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://newsok.com/article/3426713/texas-tea-party-groups-protest-senators-vote|title=Texas Tea Party groups protest senator's vote|date=2009-12-22|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="dallasnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2009/12/18/gov-rick-perry-uses-defense-bill-vote-to-swipe-at-sen-kay-bailey-hutchison-on-health-care/|title=Gov. Rick Perry uses defense bill vote to swipe at Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on health care|date=2009-12-18|website=Dallas News|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref>

Hutchison announced her intention to resign her Senate post in the autumn of 2009 in order to challenge Texas Governor [[Rick Perry|Perry]] for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nomination.<ref name="saxn_resign_senate">{{cite web|title=Hutchison set to declare for governor today |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/53371477.html |date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> State Republican Chairman [[Cathie Adams]] later called upon Hutchison to clarify when she would vacate the Senate so that other Republican candidates could make preparations for their races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rickvskay.blogspot.com/2009/10/cathie-adams-refuses-to-withdraw.html|title=Cathie Adams refuses to withdraw endorsement of Rick (Perry)|date=October 26, 2009 |publisher=ricvskay.blogspot.com, October 26, 2009|access-date=October 28, 2009}}</ref> On November 13, 2009, Hutchison announced that she would ''not'' resign from the Senate seat until after the March 2, 2010, primary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010270476_apustexasgovernorhutchison.html |title=Hutchison won't resign seat before Texas primary |first=Jay |last=Root |date=November 13, 2010 | work=The Seattle Times |agency=The Associated Press }}</ref> On March 31, 2010, she announced her intention to serve out her third term.<ref>{{cite news |title=Texas GOP Sen. Hutchison to stay in Senate |date=March 31, 2010 |work=News 8 Austin |publisher=TWEAN News Channel of Austin, L.P. |url=http://austin.ynn.com/?ArID=269877 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707132407/http://austin.ynn.com/?ArID=269877 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Supporters of the [[Tea Party movement]] were critical of Hutchison. In 2010, [[Konni Burton]], a member of the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party steering committee, said "She personifies everything that the Tea Party is fighting. She is a Republican, but when you check her votes on many issues, they are not ones that conservatives are happy with."<ref>{{cite news|last=Tinsley|first=Anna|title=Tea Party candidates vow to take on Hutchison is she seeks another term|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/04/2680066/tea-party-candidates-vow-to-take.html|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=December 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227050047/http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/04/2680066/tea-party-candidates-vow-to-take.html|archive-date=December 27, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On January 13, 2011, after some discussion about whether she would change her mind,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison undecided on running, but foes aren't |first=Tom |last=Benning |work=Dallasnews.com |publisher=[[Dallas Morning News]] |date=May 28, 2010 |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/national-politics/20100528-Sen-Kay-Bailey-Hutchison-undecided-1219.ece }}</ref> Hutchison announced she would not seek re-election in [[United States Senate election in Texas, 2012|2012]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sen. Hutchison Won't Run for Re-Election in 2012 |first=Greg |last=Janda |work=[[KXAS-TV]] |publisher=NBC Universal, Inc. |date=January 13, 2011 |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Hutchison-Wont-Run-for-Re-election-113467264.html }}</ref>

====Abortion====
Hutchison had a mixed voting record on abortion rights.

In 1993, Hutchison, then a candidate for the US Senate, identified as "[[Abortion-rights movements|pro-choice]]" while supporting restrictions on abortion and received campaign contributions from the WISH List.<ref name=":3" /> 

In 1994, Hutchison was one of 17 Republicans who broke with their party to vote in favor of a bill, sponsored by [[Ted Kennedy|Senator Edward Kennedy]], to protect access to abortion clinics by making it a federal crime to block or physically attack the clinics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/13/us/senate-approves-bill-to-protect-abortion-clinics.html|title=SENATE APPROVES BILL TO PROTECT ABORTION CLINICS|last=and|first=Michael Wines|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 13, 1994 |access-date=2018-07-18|language=en}}</ref> Also, "Hutchison voted for a 2003 resolution in the Senate stating that the ''Roe'' decision 'was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right; and such decision should not be overturned.'"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/21/kay-bailey-hutchison-struggles-with-abortion-issue/|title=The Abortion Answer|last=Hamilton|first=Reeve|date=2010-01-21|work=The Texas Tribune|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302115538/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/21/kay-bailey-hutchison-struggles-with-abortion-issue/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was one of nine Republicans who joined Democrats to support ''Roe''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2003-03-13-0303121216-story.html|title=Senate Affirms Justices' Ruling on Abortion Rights|last=Post|first=Helen Dewar The Washington|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=March 13, 2003 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conservativeusa.net/GOPLeaders.htm|title=The GOP House Leadership Voting Record|website=conservativeusa.net|access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref> 

Hutchison served as an honorary board member of [[The Wish List (political organization)|The WISH List]], a [[Abortion-rights movements|pro-abortion rights]] Republican special interest group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2012/12/22/analysis-sen.-kay-bailey-hutchison-leaves-legacy-of-texas-projects-but-fell-victim-to-changing-electorate|title=Analysis: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison leaves legacy of Texas projects but fell victim to changing electorate|date=2012-12-22|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122834/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2012/12/22/analysis-sen.-kay-bailey-hutchison-leaves-legacy-of-texas-projects-but-fell-victim-to-changing-electorate|url-status=dead}}</ref> She voted to restrict abortion rights, but said that she did not favor overturning ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''. Hutchison also asserted that the Republican Party should not build its platform around abortion, which she calls a "personal and religious issue."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hamilton|first1=Reeve|title=The Abortion Answer|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/21/kay-bailey-hutchison-struggles-with-abortion-issue/|access-date=26 September 2017|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=January 21, 2010|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302115538/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/21/kay-bailey-hutchison-struggles-with-abortion-issue/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2003, Hutchison continued to support abortion rights early in a pregnancy. She said: "I've always said that I think that women should have the ability to make that decision, even if I disagree with it."<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2012/09/01/hutchison-switches-to-calling-herself-pro-life-but-doesnt-elaborate|title=Hutchison switches to calling herself 'pro-life' but doesn't elaborate|date=2012-09-01|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en}}</ref> In June 2004, during the Republican state convention, she told reporters she supported a woman's right to have an abortion early in a pregnancy.<ref name="NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Sen-Kay-Bailey-Hutchison-Conservative-Enough-63415622.html|title=Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Conservative Enough?|work=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en}}</ref> She was identified as nominally [[Abortion-rights movements|pro-abortion rights]] for several years, including 2005–2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/600101639/Time-to-examine-merits-of-Roe-v-Wade.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801003742/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/600101639/Time-to-examine-merits-of-Roe-v-Wade.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2018|title=George F. Will: Time to examine merits of Roe v. Wade|last=Will|first=George F.|date=2005-01-02|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-07-31|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2009/08/18/kay_bailey_hutchison_may_be_the_antipalin_but_the_republicans_need_more.html|title=If Kay Bailey Hutchison Is the Soul of the Republican Party, I'll Take Vanilla.|last=Antonia|first=K. J.|date=2009-08-18|work=Slate|access-date=2018-07-31|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-nato-pick-kay-bailey-hutchison-was-us-militarys-ally-on-capitol-hill/|title=Trump NATO pick was US military's ally on Capitol Hill|date=2017-08-09|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 2012, she stated that she identified as "[[pro-life]]."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robillard|first=Kevin|title=Hutchison: GOP shouldn't build party around abortion|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-now/2012/08/hutchison-gop-shouldnt-build-party-around-abortion-133228|access-date=2021-11-30|website=POLITICO|date=August 26, 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-02|title=Hutchison switches to calling herself 'pro-life' but doesn't elaborate|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2012/09/02/hutchison-switches-to-calling-herself-pro-life-but-doesnt-elaborate/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref>

====DC Personal Protection Act====
Hutchison proposed the "District of Columbia Personal Protection Act," which drew 31 cosponsors in the [[United States Senate]], while drawing 157 cosponsors from the House. This bill repealed the handgun bans the city had in place for thirty years. DC's law stated that one could not possess a [[rifle]] or [[shotgun]] unless it was in disassembled and inoperative form, and could not possess [[pistols]] in any form. In 2008, the law was struck down in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, ''[[District of Columbia v. Heller]]''.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

====DREAM Act and immigration====
In a letter dated December 9, 2010, Hutchison told some Republicans that she would not support the [[DREAM Act]].<ref>[http://somosrepublicans.com/2010/12/texas-senator-kay-hutchison-will-punish-dream-act-children-2/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225105314/http://somosrepublicans.com/2010/12/texas-senator-kay-hutchison-will-punish-dream-act-children-2/|date=December 25, 2010}}</ref>{{better source|date=December 2024}} Hutchison co-sponsored legislation with Senator [[Jon Kyl]] from Arizona to introduce the ACHIEVE Act which they intended to be a compromise proposal. The ACHIEVE Act would not grant a pathway to citizenship; instead it would offer renewable visas to some undocumented immigrants who are Dreamers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120312_courting_latinos/latinos-gop-immigration-efforts-not-enough-court-voting-bloc/|title=Latinos: GOP immigration efforts not enough to court voting bloc|last=TucsonSentinel.com|work=TucsonSentinel.com|access-date=2018-07-31|language=en}}</ref> Senator Hutchison voted to discontinue funding to '[[sanctuary cities]],' voted against comprehensive immigration reform, and voted to make English the official language of the United States; she voted against eliminating the 'Y' [[guest worker]] visas and voted 'yes' to allowing more foreign workers to work on farms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/International/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison_Immigration.htm|title=Kay Bailey Hutchison on Immigration|website=ontheissues.org|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> The American Immigration Lawyers Association, which supports immigration reform, gave her an 80% rating in 2008, and the [[Federation for American Immigration Reform]], which opposes illegal immigration and seeks to reduce legal immigration levels, gave her a 100% rating.<ref name=":0" /> [[NumbersUSA|Numbers USA]], which also opposes illegal and legal immigration, gave her a 76% score.<ref name=":0" />

====Earmarks and appropriations====
Hutchison supported the practice of [[Earmark (politics)|earmarking]] as a way to bring federal government money to her constituents. Hutchison, through her assignment on the Senate's appropriations committee, has been influential in directing federal funds to projects in her state. In FY 2008 and FY 2009, Hutchison sponsored or co-sponsored 281 earmarks totaling almost $500 million. In an interview with the ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]'', Hutchison expressed her pride in the practice as a way to "garner Texans' fair share of their tax dollars."<ref name="statesman.com">{{cite web|last=Embry |first=Jason |url=http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/2009/09/28/0928gopgov.html |title=Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business |publisher=Statesman.com |date=September 28, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607060727/http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/2009/09/28/0928gopgov.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>

Hutchison's earmarks and appropriations have been criticized as [[Pork barrel|pork barrel projects or pet projects]] by the non-partisan [[Watchdog journalism|government watchdog]] group [[Citizens Against Government Waste]]. CAGW recognized Hutchison's efforts by naming her "Porker of the Month" in October 2009, based on her extensive legislative history, in addition to her request for 149 such pork projects worth $1.6 billion in FY 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=news_porkerofthemonth_2009_October |title=Citizens Against Government Waste: porkerofthemonth |publisher=Cagw.org |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027154653/http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=news_porkerofthemonth_2009_October |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}</ref>

==== Embryonic stem-cell research ====
In 2006, Senator Hutchison broke with the majority of Republicans and voted in favor of federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2208575&page=1|title=Emotional Senate Vote OKs Stem Cell Research|date=2006-07-19|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref> Hutchison had also signed a letter addressed to President [[George W. Bush|Bush]], co-signed by 12 other Republicans, in support of stem cell research in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-13-gop-senators-urge-bush-to-support-stem-cell-2001jul21-story.html|title=13 GOP senators urge Bush to support stem cell research|last=Union-Tribune|first=San Diego|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

====Environmental record====
In 2005, Hutchison voted against prohibiting oil leasing in Alaska's [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]], and has supported legislation promoting drilling in the refuge in 2002 and 2003. In 2005 she also voted against including oil and gas smokestacks in the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]'s [[mercury (element)|mercury]] regulations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison.htm|title=Kay Bailey Hutchison on the Issues|website=ontheissues.org|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> In 1999, she voted to remove funding for renewable and solar energy, although she has more recently stated she supports the development of alternative energy sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=1913&SnID=2|title=Rice University – News & Media|access-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143446/http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=1913&SnID=2|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====Financial reform====
Hutchison voted for Senate Republican amendments to the financial reform bill before eventually voting against HR 4173, the [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]], on May 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h001016/ |title=Members of Congress / Kay Bailey Hutchison |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203041434/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h001016/ |archive-date=February 3, 2008 }}</ref>

Hutchison voted for the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]],<ref name="statesman.com"/> which authorized the creation of the [[Troubled Assets Relief Program]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}

==== Health care ====
Hutchison voted against the passage of Obamacare or the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]]. However, Hutchison broke ranks with her Republican colleagues and opposed an attempt to stall the Democrats' health-care bill in the Senate.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> She was one of three Republican Senators to oppose the filibuster attempt.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-politics/2009/12/21/Texas-Tea-Party-groups-rally-on-4147|title=Texas Tea Party groups rally on Hutchison's health care filibuster vote|date=2009-12-21|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en}}</ref><ref name="dallasnews.com"/> Hutchison was joined by Republican Senators [[Susan Collins]] and [[Olympia Snowe]] of Maine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-tries-to-stall-bill-to-fund-pentagon/|title=GOP Tries to Stall Bill to Fund Pentagon|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en}}</ref> Hutchison was also one of 16 Republican Senators who voted with Democrats to pass the [[Children's Health Insurance Program|Children Health Insurance Program]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/53349/kay-bailey-hutchison/75/abortion-and-reproductive#.W6a6r5NKiSM|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-22}}</ref>

==== LGBT rights ====
Hutchison voted in favor of the Hate Crimes Enhancement Act, which includes sexual orientation, and she co-sponsored the Ryan Act to fund HIV/AIDS services; however, she voted against [[domestic partnership]]s in the District of Columbia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasvoice.com/sen-kay-bailey-hutchison-once-scored-as-high-as-50-on-gay-rights-report-card-106405.html|title=Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison once scored as high as 50 on gay rights report card|date=August 14, 2009|website=dallasvoice.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912160617/http://www.dallasvoice.com/sen-kay-bailey-hutchison-once-scored-as-high-as-50-on-gay-rights-report-card-106405.html|archive-date=2015-09-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2004 and 2006, she voted for the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] which was a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. She voted against later legislation expanding hate crime definitions to include sexual orientation, but did vote against banning affirmative action for federal contractors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Kay_Bailey_Hutchison_Civil_Rights.htm|title=Kay Bailey Hutchison on Civil Rights|website=ontheissues.org|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref> In 2009, Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign said she was opposed to same-sex marriage.<ref name="NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"/> In 1996, Hutchison voted for the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] banning federal benefits for same-sex marriages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/7743?s=name#.Wm51a7TBQUU|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref> Also in 2009, Hutchison voted for a Defense spending bill that included penalties for people who harm others based on sexual orientation as well as for the 2012 Reauthorizing the [[Violence Against Women Act]] which stated that all organizations receiving funds cannot discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/53349/kay-bailey-hutchison/76/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity#.W2Ds69JKiUn|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> In 2010, Hutchison voted against repealing [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010|Don't Ask Don't Tell]].<ref name="Dallas News">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2010/12/18/sen-john-cornyn-defends-no-vot|title=Sens. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison defend no-votes on DREAM Act|date=2010-12-18|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en}}</ref>

==== Taxes ====
Hutchison generally favored tax cuts. In 1999, Hutchison supported the "council-led tax cuts" in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1999/06/12/the-republicrats-tax-cut/9993d23f-31d3-4ae6-91b6-9b12b9d2583f/|title=The Republicrats' Tax Cut|last=King|first=Colbert I.|date=1999-06-12|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Later, in 2001, Hutchison successfully offered a measure to return "$69 billion to the tax cut for marriage penalty relief."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/04/05/senate.budget.03/|title=CNN.com – Senate restores some of Bush tax cut – April 5, 2001|last=Bash|first=Dana|website=CNN|access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref>

==2010 gubernatorial election==
{{Main|2010 Texas gubernatorial election}}
On August 17, 2009, Hutchison formally announced that she was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate for [[Governor of Texas]] and positioned herself as a moderate alternative to Governor [[Rick Perry]]. Perry criticized Hutchison for her [[Abortion-rights movements|pro-abortion rights]] position and received endorsements from social conservatives in the state.<ref name="tfk_20090817">

{{cite web
|title=Kay Bailey Hutchison kicks off run for Texas governor
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|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081709dnmetkbh.ebeb3717.html
|date=August 17, 2009
|access-date=August 17, 2009}}</ref> Although Hutchison led Perry in polls taken in early 2009 and was perceived by many to be the front-runner in the race, by the fall her lead had evaporated and she consistently trailed the incumbent in the final months before the primary. Hutchison accumulated a list of high-profile endorsements that included former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]], former U.S. Secretary of State [[James Baker]], former U.S. Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] baseball player [[Nolan Ryan]], and several current and former congressmen and Cabinet secretaries. However, Hutchison lost the primary to Perry, 31 to 53 percent, with the remainder of the vote going to Debra Medina, a [[dark horse]] candidate with ties to the [[Tea Party movement]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}

[[File:Kay Bailey Hutchison at the LBJ Library, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Kay Bailey Hutchison at the [[LBJ Presidential Library]].]]
==United States Ambassador to NATO==
[[File:Secretary Pompeo Walks with Ambassador Bailey (41029405464).jpg|thumb|Hutchison walks with Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] at NATO Headquarters in Brussels]]
On June 29, 2017, Hutchison was nominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] to be the [[United States Permanent Representative to NATO]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340156-trump-nominates-former-sen-kay-bailey-hutchison-to-be-nato-ambassador/|title=Trump nominates former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to be NATO ambassador|first=John|last=Bowden|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> The U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote on August 3.<ref name="chron.com"/> Hutchison was sworn in on August 15 and started the position on August 28.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

On October 2, 2018, Hutchison suggested NATO would consider destroying Russian medium-range nuclear systems if Russia continued development on those systems, which would be an act of war under international law.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia-idUSKCN1MC1J6|title=U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy|date=2018-10-02|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-11-11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-envoy-threatens-russia-over-missiles-1538502253|title=U.S. Envoy Threatens Russia Over Missiles|last=Moscow|first=Emre Peker in Brussels and Thomas Grove in|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=October 2, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>

Hutchison served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO until 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thedailytexan.com/2024/11/12/lbj-school-hosts-former-sen-kay-bailey-hutchison/ |title=LBJ School hosts former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison |website=thedailytexan.com |last=Williams |first=Isaiah |date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>

==Honors==
In 2013, during the [[113th United States Congress]], the House of Representatives passed a bill [[To rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (H.R. 2289; 113th Congress)|to rename IRC section 219(c) as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA]].<ref name=2289sum>{{cite web|title=H.R. 2289 – Summary|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2289|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref> On July 25, 2013, the bill became Public Law 113-22.<ref name="Public Law No: 113-22">{{cite web|title=Public Law No: 113-22|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/toGPObss/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-113publ22/html/PLAW-113publ22.htm|publisher=Government Printing Office|access-date=August 2, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018154528/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/toGPObss/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-113publ22/html/PLAW-113publ22.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Also in 2013, the Dallas Convention Center was renamed the [[Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-24 |title=Dallas Convention Center Named For Ex-Sen. Hutchison |url=https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2013-04-24/dallas-convention-center-named-for-ex-sen-hutchison |access-date=2022-02-19 |website=KERA News |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hutchison married her first husband, John Pierce Parks, a medical student, on April 8, 1967; they divorced in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchison-hyche.html#R9M0J1L4H |title=Index to Politicians: Hutchison to Hyche |publisher=The Political Graveyard |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref> 

Hutchison married her second husband, Ray Hutchison, in Dallas on March 16, 1978.<ref>[http://www.hillnews.com/news/051904/marriage.aspx] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414000708/http://www.hillnews.com/news/051904/marriage.aspx|date=April 14, 2006}}</ref>{{better source|date=December 2024}} They had a son and a daughter, both adopted in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2001/11/9/19615748/pro-adoption-senator-adopts-a-second-baby/ |title=Pro-adoption senator adopts a second baby |website=deseret.com |date=November 9, 2001}}</ref> Ray Hutchison was an attorney who served as a Republican in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from 1973 to 1977 and as the chairman of the Texas Republican Party from 1976 to 1977. He died on March 30, 2014 at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/31/ray-hutchison-dead-82/ |title=Former Legislator Ray Hutchison Dies at 81 |website=texastribune.org |last=Ramsey |first=Ross |date=March 31, 2014}}</ref>

As of 2009, Hutchison and her family made their primary residence in Dallas.<ref>Manu Raju, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17474_Page2.html "Hutchison pressured to stay in Senate"], Politico, January 15, 2009.</ref> She owned a second house in [[Virginia]] during her Senate tenure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/082109dntexhutchisonhouse.fcd1dfd7.html |title=Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison puts Virginia house on the market |publisher=Dallasnews.com |date=August 20, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 

Hutchison is an [[Episcopalian]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=RollCall.com - Member Profile - Kay Bailey Hutchison, R|url=http://media.cq.com/members/489|website=media.cq.com|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Church of the Incarnation (Dallas, Texas)|Church of the Incarnation]], a congregation of [[Episcopal Church (United States)|The Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Supreme Court nominee Miers attends two Dallas worship services|url=https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-nominee-Miers-attends-two-Dallas-8660339.php|last=Curry|first=Matt|date=2005-10-09|website=Plainview Daily Herald|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Church rallies behind Miers - The Boston Globe|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/10/10/church_rallies_behind_miers/|website=archive.boston.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
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|+ [[List of United States Senators from Texas|Texas Senator (Class I)]]: Results 1988–2006<ref name="clerkresults">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |access-date=August 8, 2007 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |archive-date=July 25, 2007 }}</ref><ref>[https://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/senatorial-elections-and-primaries-1906-%E2%80%93-2018 Senatorial election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106214325/https://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/senatorial-elections-and-primaries-1906-%E2%80%93-2018 |date=November 6, 2021 }}, for the special election in 1993</ref>
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|[[1993 United States Senate special election in Texas|1993]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Bob Krueger]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |576,538
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |33%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} rowspan = "4" |{{nowrap|'''Kay Bailey Hutchison'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |1,188,716
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |67%
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|[[U.S. Senate election, 1994|1994]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Richard W. Fisher|Richard&nbsp;W. Fisher]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |1,639,615
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |38%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,604,218
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |61%
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Pierre Blondeau
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |36,107
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |1%
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|[[U.S. Senate election, 2000|2000]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Gene Kelly (politician)|Gene Kelly]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |2,025,024
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |32%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |4,078,954
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |65%
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|{{Party shading/Green}} |Douglas Sandage
|{{Party shading/Green}} |[[Green Party (United States)|Green]]
|{{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |91,329
|{{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |1%
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Mary Ruwart]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |72,657
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |1%
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|[[United States Senate election in Texas, 2006|2006]]
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Barbara Ann Radnofsky|Barbara&nbsp;Ann Radnofsky]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |1,555,202
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |36%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,661,789
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |62%
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Scott Jameson]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |97,672
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Lloyd Bentsen resigned his seat to become Secretary of the Treasury; Hutchison won the run-off special election in 1993 to fill out the remainder of his term. <!--Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1988, write-ins received 583 votes.-->
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305004515/http://hutchison.senate.gov/ U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison] ''Archive of official U.S. Senate website''
* {{CongLinks | congbio=H001016 | votesmart=53349 | fec=S4TX00086 | congress= }}
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* [http://www.makers.com/kay-bailey-hutchison Kay Bailey Hutchison] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128050220/http://www.makers.com/kay-bailey-hutchison |date=November 28, 2012 }} Video produced by ''[[Makers: Women Who Make America]]''

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