Susan Combs
Susan Combs | |
|---|---|
 Combs in 2013 | |
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget | |
| In office June 5, 2019 – April 25, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Rhea Suh |
| Succeeded by | Winnie Stachelberg |
| 37th Comptroller of Texas | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015 | |
| Governor | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Carole Keeton |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Hegar |
| 10th Agriculture Commissioner of Texas | |
| In office January 5, 1999 – January 1, 2007 | |
| Governor | George W. Bush Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Rick Perry |
| Succeeded by | Todd Staples |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 47th district | |
| In office January 12, 1993 – January 26, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Libby Linebarger |
| Succeeded by | Patty Keel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1945 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joe Duran |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
Susan Combs (born February 26, 1945) is an American politician, having served elected office in Texas and as the assistant secretary of policy, management and budget at the U.S. Department of the Interior under President Donald Trump.
A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2007 to 2015 as the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Prior to her tenure as comptroller, Combs had served two terms as commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture from 1999 to 2007, taking the reins as the first woman elected to that office in 1998. Combs also served two terms in the Texas House of Representatives.