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Slideshow: Dewhurst as Lieutenant Governor

Here's a look at photos over the nine years that David Dewhurst has been lieutenant governor. Polls show he is the front-runner to succeed U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

by Bob Daemmrich

State Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, and state Sen. Kenneth Armbrister, D-Victoria, stand behind David Dewhurst  at a press conference during his first year as lieutenant governor in 2003. 
State Sen. Jon Lindsay, R-Houston, speaks with Dewhurst in the Senate in 2005.
Jan. 27, 2009: Gov. Rick Perry (L) talks with Dewhurst (r), prior to a State of the State speech before a joint session of the Legislature, telling lawmakers that the Texas economy is doing relatively well despite the U.S. recession.
Dewhurst during the 2009 Legislature.  The Legislature avoided deep budget cuts that year by taking $12 billion in federal stimulus funds. 
Dewhurst swearing in at the start of the 2011 session. He won re-election with 62 percent of the vote.
Dewhurst fields questions from reporters during the 2011 session. He  launched his campaign for U.S. Senate later that year.
Dewhurst in the Senate during the 2011 session. The Legislature was consumed by how to deal with a budget shortfall.
Dewhurst in his office at Falcon Seaboard in Houston on April 25, 2012.
A 1981 photo of Dewhurst, bottom left, on the board of directors of Falcon Seaboard hangs in the conference room in Houston on April 25, 2012.
Dewhurst in his office at Falcon Seaboard in Houston on April 25, 2012.

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