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    Richards won the 1990 Texas gubernatorial election, defeating Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox in a Democratic primary run-off election and businessman Clayton Williams in the general election. She was defeated in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election by George W. Bush.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Feisty politician Ann Richards came to national attention as a keynote speaker in the 1988 Democratic National Convention and later as governor of Texas.

  3. 3 days ago · Ann Richards was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A prominent figure in that state’s politics, Richards gained national attention for her keynote speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.

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  4. Richards entered politics in 1976, winning election as a Travis county commissioner. Six years later in 1982 she was elected state treasurer, the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas in fifty years. She was credited with greatly modernizing the operations of the treasury.

  5. Sep 14, 2006 · During her term as governor, Richards developed a reputation for fighting for expanded rights for women and minorities. She also worked to streamline government and reform the education...

  6. Jan 19, 2013 · Governors of Texas, 1846 – present. *Includes outgoing service between beginning of legislative session and inauguration of new governor. 1. Sworn in after Bush resignation. 2. Resigned 12/21/2000 to become U.S. President. 3. Succeeded upon Jester's death. Elected in 1950, re-elected in 1952 and 1954.

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  8. Jan 15, 1991 · Ann W. Richards. Full name: Dorothy Ann Willis Richards. Biography: Handbook of Texas Online. Party: Democrat. Term as Governor: January 15, 1991 - January 17, 1995. Legislative sessions as Governor: 72 R.S. (January 8, 1991 - May 27, 1991)

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