Carole Keeton Strayhorn

Carole Keeton
36th Comptroller of Texas
In office
January 20, 1999 – January 20, 2007
GovernorGeorge W. Bush
Rick Perry
Preceded byJohn Sharp
Succeeded bySusan Combs
Member of the Texas Railroad Commission
In office
December 10, 1994 – January 3, 1999
GovernorAnn Richards
George W. Bush
Preceded byMary Scott Nabers
Succeeded byMichael Williams
Mayor of Austin
In office
1977–1983
Preceded byJeff Friedman
Succeeded byRon Mullen
Personal details
Born
Carole Stewart Keeton

(1939-09-13) September 13, 1939 (age 85)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1986, 2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (1986–2006)
Independent (2006–2013)
Spouse(s)Barr McClellan (Divorced)
Curtis Rylander (Divorced)
Ed Strayhorn (Divorced)
Children4 (including Scott and Mark)
EducationUniversity of Texas, Austin (BA)

Carole Stewart Keeton (born September 13, 1939), formerly known as Carole Keeton McClellan, Carole Keeton Rylander and Carole Keeton Strayhorn, is an American politician. She is the first and so far only woman elected as mayor of Austin. She was elected in 1977 and left office in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. Smith, Amy (28 July 2006). "She's Her Own Grandma". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2 May 2014.