John Carona

[3] In the 2013 legislative session, Carona chaired the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce.

He was also a member of the Senate Criminal Justice, Education, Jurisprudence and Redistricting committees.

In May 2012, acrimony between Carona and colleague Dan Patrick of Houston, a fellow Republican and Baptist, was widely reported throughout the state.

Put bluntly, I believe you are a snake oil salesman, a narcissist that would say anything to draw attention to himself.

In 1978, he received two Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in insurance and real estate from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978.