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Benny Frank Barnes (born April 17, 1938) is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager, who formerly served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 21, 1969, to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms.
19 mar 2023 · Former Texas Gov. John Connally (R) met Middle Eastern leaders in 1980 to convince Iran to delay releasing American hostages — part of an effort to sabotage then-President Jimmy Carter’s re-election campaign, according to a New York Times report.
His political career is the stuff of legend: elected to the Texas House of Representatives at the age of 22 and elected the youngest-ever Lieutenant Governor with more votes than any statewide candidate in Texas history.
Benny Frank Barnes (born April 17, 1938) is an American real estate investor, politician, and crisis manager. He was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969. Barnes was the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 21, 1969 to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms.
The following year, he was elected lieutenant governor. Winning a second term in that office as well, Barnes presided over the senate in the 61st and 62nd legislatures. As speaker, Barnes established the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and secured a minimum wage for farmworkers.
The lieutenant governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
Benny Frank Barnes is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager, who formerly served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 21, 1969, to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms.
