What do you expect from an “outsider” with this record...
1995: Graduated Harvard Law School
1995: Law clerk to Michael Luttig, 4th circuit
1996: Law clerk to William Rehnquist, Supreme Court
1997-1998: Private law practice, worked on impeachment cases for Bill Clinton, served as private council for John Boehner
2000: Domestic policy advisor for the George W. Bush campaign
2000: Participated in the legal team that successfully fought Bush v. Gore up to the Supreme Court level
2000: Recruited John Roberts for the Bush legal team.
2001-2003: Appointed and served as associate US deputy Attorney General
2001-2003: Appointed and served as director of public policy planning for the FTC
2003-2008: Appointed and served as Solicitor General of Texas
2008-2013: Private law practice, represented such corporate clients such as Pfizer, a Chinese tire company, B. Braun Medical Company, Toyota, some major personal injury cases.
2013-present: Elected Texas junior Senator