Veteran state Sen. Kelly Hancock to lead comptroller’s office after Glenn Hegar departs for A&M
By John C. Moritz
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Thursday named now-former state Sen. Kelly Hancock as chief clerk, setting the stage for the North Texas Republican to take over the office in a few weeks when Hegar leaves to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.
Hancock, a longtime state senator who has served on the budget-writing Senate Finance Committee for more than a decade, said in a news release that his new job will be to “serve every Texas taxpayer.”
“This office plays a vital role in driving Texas’ continued economic success,” he said.
Hegar, in the same release, was effusive in his praise for Hancock.
“Kelly is a great fit to serve as the chief financial officer of Texas,” Hegar said. “As a long-serving member of the Texas Legislature, he helped shape sound financial policy.”
Hegar, first elected comptroller in 2014, will leave office in the middle of his third term on July 1 to succeed retiring A&M Chancellor John Sharp, who, like Hegar, served as both state comptroller and state senator.
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