Garry Mauro

Garry Mauro
Mauro in 2015
25th Land Commissioner of Texas
In office
January 1, 1983 – January 5, 1999
GovernorMark White
Bill Clements
Ann Richards
George W. Bush
Preceded byBob Armstrong
Succeeded byDavid Dewhurst
Personal details
Born (1948-02-21) February 21, 1948 (age 76)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children5
EducationTexas A&M University (BA)
University of Texas, Austin (LLB)

Garry Mauro (born February 21, 1948) is an American politician who served four terms as Land Commissioner of Texas from 1983 to 1999, during the administrations of Governors Mark White, Bill Clements, Ann Richards, and George W. Bush. He is also known for losing the 1998 Texas gubernatorial election in a landslide to Bush, who at the time was the incumbent governor seeking re-election. He is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

  1. ^ Rainy, John (11 November 1998). "Republicans make county history". Wood County Democrat. Wood County, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved 8 March 2011.