Question: How many Texans have served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?
Answer: Three. John Connally, the governor of Texas from 1963 to 1969, served as President Nixon’s secretary of the treasury from 1971 to 1972. James Baker, the secretary of state during most of President George H. W. Bush’s term, served as President Reagan’s secretary of the treasury from 1985 to 1988. Finally, Lloyd Bentsen Jr. was President Clinton’s secretary of the treasury from 1993 to 1994, having previously represented Texas in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
