Jeff Wentworth

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Earl Jeffrey Wentworth (born November 20, 1940) is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate from San Antonio. He represented District 25 in the upper legislative chamber from January 1997 to January 2013. In addition, from 1993 to 1997, he represented District 26, having been initially elected to the state senate in 1992 to succeed fellow Republican Cyndi Taylor Krier, when she became the county judge of Bexar County. District 25 included northern portions of Bexar County, all of Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Kendall counties, and a part of southern Travis County.[1][2]

From 1988 to 1993, Wentworth was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 123. He won a special election on May 7, 1988, called when Republican Representative Kae T. Patrick of San Antonio resigned during 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 expressed a strong disagreement with 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) - an 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.[3]

In 2012, Wentworth was defeated in his bid for re-nomination. In the Republican primary runoff 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).[4]

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.[5][6]

Election history

Senate election history of Wentworth.[7]

2012

Republican primary, 2012: Senate District 25[8]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Donna Campbell 45,292 66.15%
Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 23,168 33.84%
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Turnout 68,460 Script error: No such module "String".

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2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 25[9]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 192,965 82.17 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Maxwell Thomas, IV 40,972 17.44 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eric R. Anderson 885 0.37 Script error: No such module "String".
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Turnout 234,822 not reported Script error: No such module "String".

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2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 25[10]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 132,872 58.32 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kathleen "Kathi" Thomas 84,816 37.23 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". James R. "Bob" Thompson 10,137 4.45 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 48,056 21.09 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 227,825 Script error: No such module "String".
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2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 25[11]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 136,802 66.73 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph "Joe" P. Sullivan 61,899 30.20 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rex Black 6,293 3.07 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 74,903 36.54 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 204,994 Script error: No such module "String".
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Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 25[12]
Candidate Votes % ±
John H. Shields 25,265 48.83
✓ Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 26,481 51.17
Majority 1,216 2.35 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 51,746 Script error: No such module "String".

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2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 25[13]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 283,857 87.43 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Meeks 40,806 12.57 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 243,051 74.86 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 324,663 Script error: No such module "String".
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1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 25[14]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 223,739 100.00 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 223,739 100.00 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 223,739 Script error: No such module "String".
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Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 25[15]
Candidate Votes % ±
Randy Staudt 24,930 29.54
✓ Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 59,476 70.46
Majority 34,546 40.93 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 84,406 Script error: No such module "String".

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1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 25[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim Saunders 53,152 24.97 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)[17] 159,729 75.03 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 106,577 50.06 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout Script error: No such module "String".
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Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 25[18]
Candidate Votes % ±
Van Archer 21,341 39.66
✓ Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent) 32,473 60.34
Majority 11,132 20.69 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 53,814 Script error: No such module "String".

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1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 26[19]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Carlos Higgins 73,303 33.40
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Wentworth 146,159 66.60
Majority 72,856 33.20 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 219,462 Script error: No such module "String".
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Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 26[20]
Candidate Votes % ±
Alan Schoolcraft 10,388 47.30 [21]+12.59
✓ Jeff Wentworth 11,574 52.70 +18.98
Majority 1,186 5.40 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 21,962 Script error: No such module "String".

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Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 26[22]
Candidate Votes % ±
Jim Canady 1,547 3.71
John Fisher 7,222 17.30
George Boyd Pierce 4,407 10.56
✓ Alan Schoolcraft 14,490 34.71
✓ Jeff Wentworth 14,076 33.72
Turnout 41,742 Script error: No such module "String".

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References

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  3. ↑ Wentworth's Letter, static.texastribune.org. Accessed May 24, 2023.
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  5. ↑ San Antonio Express-News, November 21, 2012
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  17. ↑ Wentworth was the District 26 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate redistricting.
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