Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar | |
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Hegar in 2025 | |
| Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Sharp |
| 38th Comptroller of Texas | |
| In office January 2, 2015 – July 1, 2025 | |
| Governor | Rick Perry Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | Susan Combs |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Hancock (acting) |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 2007 – December 5, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Armbrister |
| Succeeded by | Lois Kolkhorst |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
| In office January 2003 – January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Robby Cook |
| Succeeded by | John Zerwas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. November 25, 1970 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dara Hegar |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BA) St. Mary's University, Texas (MA, JD) University of Arkansas (LLM) |
| Website | Official website Glenn Hegar on Facebook |
Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. (born November 25, 1970) is an American attorney who has served as the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts from 2015 to 2025. He also served in both chambers of the Texas Legislature from 2003 to 2014.
Hegar gained prominence in 2022 as the gatekeeper to the Texas's $330 billion in investment assets, following a letter he sent to more than 100 of the world's largest financial firms demanding that they make clear whether they restrict business with the fossil-fuel industry. If so, they would risk getting shut out of working with the fastest-growing US state.
On March 7, 2025, Hegar was selected by the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System as the lone finalist for the system's chancellor. The board formally approved him in a unanimous vote on April 2, 2025. On July 1, Hegar succeeded retiring chancellor, John Sharp.