Carole Keeton Strayhorn

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Carole Stewart Keeton (September 13, 1939 – March 26, 2025), formerly known as Carole Keeton McClellan, Carole Keeton Rylander and Carole Keeton Strayhorn, was an American politician who served as the 49th mayor of Austin from 1977 to 1983, as a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas from 1994 to 1999, and as the 36th Texas comptroller of public accounts from 1999 to 2007. Elected to the comptroller's post in 1998 as a Republican, Keeton ran as an independent candidate for Texas governor against Republican incumbent Rick Perry in 2006. She lost the November general election to Perry and placed third in a six-way race, with 18 percent. Keeton was notable for several firsts in Austin and Texas politics. She was the first and so far, only woman elected as Mayor of Austin and the first Austin mayor elected to three consecutive terms. She was the first woman elected to the Texas Railroad Commission and the first woman elected as comptroller. She also was the first woman to serve as president...

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