[DOC] [TLE] Overview and History  Republican Party of Texas [PAR] He barricaded himself in the state capitol and had to be thrown out by force of 
arms. ... Fifty years after Reconstruction and Edmund J. Davis, the first 
Republican ... However, in the Presidential Election that year, Republican 
Richard M. Nixon ran a ... In 1984, Phil Gramm held on to John Tower's U.S. 
Senate seat when the... [DOC] [TLE] Party switching in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] In the United States politics, party switching is any change in party affiliation of a 
partisan public ... The Republican Party was also formed by a massive party 
switch in 1854 when .... while U.S. Representative from Texas (19791985) and 
later U.S. Senator from ..... He then switched from independent to Democrat in 
1955. [DOC] [TLE] Phil Gramm - Wikipedia [PAR] William Philip "Phil" Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and 
politician, who ... In 1976, Gramm unsuccessfully challenged Texas Democratic 
Senator Lloyd M. ... He then ran as a Republican for his own vacancy in a special 
election held .... He joined UBS in 2002 immediately after retiring from the Senate
. [DOC] [TLE] Republican Party of Texas - Wikipedia [PAR] The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is one of the two major political parties in 
the U.S. State of ... He is credited as the "architect" of John Tower's successful 
campaign to fill Lyndon Johnson's vacant U.S. Senate seat, a victory that ... In the 
Texas Senate, after the after the 2014 elections, Republicans hold 20 of 31 seats. [DOC] [TLE] Ronald Reagan: Campaigns and ElectionsMiller Center [PAR] But Reagan was a hero to conservatives, and he lacked the political baggage of 
... He went on to sweep several primaries, including big ones in Texas and 
California. ... Six other Republicans sought the nomination in 1980: Senate 
minority leader ... After Reagan expressed his support for Taiwan, his campaign 
team sent... [DOC] [TLE] Phil Gramm - Famous Texans [PAR] Biography of the Republican senator from Texas. ... who switched parties and 
became a Republican Senator from Texas. ... After Gramm co-authored President 
Reagan's economic program, he lost his seat on the House Budget Committee. ... 
During that 1984 campaign, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) began... [DOC] [TLE] Republican National Leadership | GOP [PAR] Chairman Priebus understands 2016 will bring new challenges, but he is 
determined ... Sharon was born in Texas, and currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale. 
... First elected to the Senate in 1984, McConnell made history that year as the 
only ... Cornyn served as a member of the Deputy Whip team after just one year 
in office,... [DOC] [TLE] The Transition from Democratic to Republican Control in Texas.ppt [PAR] In 1961 Texas elected its first Republican Senator  John Tower  to replace ... 
Conservative Democrats began to switch parties, but only once it made .... He 
was not especially liked by the conservative wing of the Republican Party. ... In 
1984, the year Ronald Reagan was re-elected to office, 10 Republicans were 
elected. [DOC] [TLE] Dems the Breaks: Party Switchers in the South - NPR [PAR] Phil Gramm (Texas congressman) - ... Career since switch: Elected to Senate in 
1984; re-elected in 1990 and '96; ... Hormel's nomination had stalled in the 
Republican-controlled Senate, mainly because he was openly gay. ... Springs, 
Calif., in 1988, and then, after an unsuccessful bid for the Republican Senate 
nomination... [DOC] [TLE] Politicians who switched parties - CNN.com [PAR] Jun 3, 2015 ... Lincoln Chafee, a former U.S. senator and governor of Rhode Island, ... On June 
3, 2015 he officially announced he's running to become the next president as a 
Democrat. ... he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1984. ... 
his party after George W. Bush won his first presidential election. [DOC] [TLE] Rick Perry - Governor - Biography.com [PAR] Aug 31, 2016 ... Republican politician and longtime Texas Governor Rick Perry was ... He was 
elected governor of Texas in 2000, later

Question: In 1984, the year after he switched to the G.O.P., he was elected a senator from Texas
Answer: Phil Gramm