claim: "kay bailey hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding ann richards. democrats then abolished the position ... hutchison later became a u.s. senator."
author: karl rove
evidence_1: dorothy ann willis richards (september 1, 1933 – september 13, 2006) was an  american politician and 45th governor of texas (1991–95). a democrat, she first  came to national attention as the texas state treasurer ... after incumbent texas  state treasurer warren g. harding (no relation to the ..... kay bailey hutchison.
evidence_2: "kay bailey hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding ann richards.  democrats then abolished the position ... hutchison later became a u.s. senator." .
evidence_3: aug 8, 2014 ... kay bailey hutchison on principles & values; senators. ... was no statewide  elected republican in texas when i ran for state treasurer; ... democrats  abolished her position after elected as treasurer ... kay bailey hutchinson was  elected treasurer, succeeding ann richards. ... he became governor in 2000.
evidence_4: "kay bailey hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding ann richards.  democrats then abolished the position ... hutchison later became a u.s. senator." .
evidence_5: dec 16, 2016 ... rick perry has become the unsinkable molly brown of texas politics ... career  time after time, and now on his way to the biggest government job of his career. ...  clayton williams blew his governor's race against democrat ann richards, ...  kay bailey hutchison's win in the race for state treasurer and perry's ...