The Republican Texan senator had her stint as a cheerleader while she was at the University of Texas – Austin. Hutchison was 19 when she was on the squad and eventually graduated from the University with her Bachelor’s degree. Initially, the Texas-born attorney, TV correspondent, diplomat, and politician wasn’t planning on a political career at all.
Before entering the political world, Hutchison was a cheerleader (if only for a brief time) for the Texas Longhorns! An exclusive opportunity for almost any young woman and especially for the woman who would go on to be the first female Texan to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Rick Perry
The former secretary of energy and former governor of Texas has been known to the public for more than two decades and not because of his political career. The two-time presidential candidate who attended Texas A & M University Texan governor likes to say that he wasn’t actually a cheerleader but a “yell leader” maybe this description sounds better to him?
Texas A & M is actually a military-type university, and being a cheer, um, we mean yell leader, is actually a position of honor. Perry was chosen for the position through the votes of his peers and ended up becoming “the face” of the athletic department. Seems his early life was political even before he entered politics.
Trent Lott
The former Mississippi Senator was very busy while attending Mississippi State University. He was not only a cheerleader but was also an Ole Miss representative and President of the Sigma Nu Chapter. Besides being a politician, Lott is an author and lawyer, and as it turns out, a cheerleader too.
Cheerleading seems to be nearly a prerequisite to entering the political field later on in life. Perhaps it’s the need to lead a crowd with an optimistic attitude that attracts so many future politicians to cheerleading. Lott was on the team with another future senator, Thad Cochran. Give me an L, give me an O, give me a T, give me a T.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Pioneer Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a very full life. Ginsberg made history as the first Jewish woman (and the second woman in history) to land a place as a Supreme Court Justice. She began her public life as a lawyer and jurist, dedicated her life to law, and served as an associate justice for the supreme court for almost three decades.
One of the faces of feminism, Ginsburg did also dip her feet into cheerleading when she attended Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York. At that age, she would have never imagined that she would go on to be worth about $18.1 million as a Supreme Court Justice.
Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart certainly had a life outside of and before he was an actor. He chose to enter into the latter part of World War II and later became a colonel in the Army Air Corps. He even participated in 20 combat missions that led to a handful of medals. He had a distinctive drawl which he was known and loved for.
But, before that, he was a cheerleader. While he attended Princeton, Stewart decided to join the cheerleading squad for both his junior and senior years. Seems like being part of a team was hardwired into the famous actor.