Who Is Greg Abbott’s Wife, Cecilia Abbott? Adopted Daughter Audrey And Net Worth

Gregory Wayne Abbott, known simply as Greg Abbott, is an American attorney, politician, and former jurist.

He currently serves as the 48th governor of Texas, a role he assumed on January 20, 2015. Gregory is a member of the Republican Party and served as Texas’ 50th attorney general from 2002 to 2015 and as a member of the Texas Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001.

As the 50th attorney general of Texas, Abbott is only the third Republican to serve in the role since the Reconstruction era. He assumed office with an election rate of 57% in 2002 and was elected in 2006 and 2010 with 60% and 64% of the vote, respectively.

With 12 years of service, he is the longest-serving Texas attorney general in state history.

He has become a controversial figure due to his various stances on hot topics such as abortion, homelessness, LGBT rights, and more.

Quick Facts About Greg Abbott

Who Is Greg Abbott’s Wife, Cecilia Abbott?

Gregg Abbott’s wife, Cecilia Abbott, is the First Lady of Texas and the first Hispanic one in the history of the state.

Cecilia Abbott, whose maiden name is Phalen, was born on November 13, 1959. She was born to a Hispanic family, her parents were educators, and her grandparents were Mexican immigrants. Phalen and her three siblings were raised by her parents in San Antonio, Texas.

She studied at the Thomas Jefferson Hugh School and, after graduating from there, started attending the University of Texas at Austin. She met her future husband, Greg Abbott, while they studied at the University of Texas at Austin.

However, for unknown reasons, Phalen transferred to the University of St. Thomas, where she received her bachelor’s and two master’s degrees.

She received the former in psychology and the latter in education and theology. She married Greg Abbott in 1981, and not only do they share a birthday, but they share an adopted daughter named Audrey.

The family lives in the Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin, Texas, and famously has two dogs named Pancake and Peaches. Pancake is affectionately known as the First Dog of Texas, and Peaches is known as the First Puppy of Texas.

As for her career, Phalen has been a principal at many different Catholic schools in Texas.

Most recently, the first lady served as a principal of the Cathedral School of Saint Mary in Austin between 1996 and 2001. After this position, she served in the healthcare industry as a Managing Director of Community Relations for an undisclosed senior adult healthcare company.

She has also served on various boards and organizations throughout her career. Like her husband, Phalen assumed the position of First Lady of Texas on January 20, 2015.

She succeeded Anita Thigpen Perry for the role and is lauded as being the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas. Like her husband, she is a Republican.

Who Is Greg Abbott’s Adopted Daughter, Audrey?

Not much is known about the origins of Greg Abbott’s adopted daughter Audrey Abbott.

Information about her birth family and other specifications about where she came from is strictly prohibited. However, looking at her, one can surmise that she is a caucasian woman through her pale skin and blonde hair.

Though much of her personal life is unknown, as she only came into public view when she was featured prominently at her father’s inauguration, her professional life is there for everyone to view on LinkedIn.

The earliest piece of information about Audrey is that she went to the University of Southern California and studied there from 2015 to 2020.

She graduated with a B.S. in Music Industry and a minor in Political Science and was very active in the university.

She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and SC Sound system, and Audrey has noted that she did relevant coursework in the following subjects:

• Publishing & Licensing
• Music Law
• Legal Aspects of the Music Business
• Concert Management
• Advanced Concert Management

She started her professional career before college when she worked for a month as a Social Media & E-Commerce Intern for Music One Media.

In this role, she worked with various programs and customers to clear through a backlog of unsent artist merchandise.

She gained tons of experience by shadowing the social media director and got an understanding of how different programs can be used to shape an artist on social media platforms. She then interned at W2O Group for two months, from April 2015 to May 2015, and in that role, she conducted research and compiled data for healthcare companies.

The politician’s daughter then entered said data into a specifically coded ecosystem.

This internship also saw her shadow her superiors at client meetings, where she learned from them while brainstorming creative advertising ideas specific to the holidays.

She then worked as a Launch Curator for the Toga App in college.

In this role, she communicated with social chairs of Greek and non-Greek affiliated organizations throughout the semester to create a social calendar for all University of Southern California students.

Audrey then worked part-time for Camp Waldemar for two years, from June 2014 to July 2016.

In this role, Audrey held many sub-roles, such as:

• Archery Instructor:
  • Instructed and supervised girls from the ages of 8 to 16 in archery
• Cabin Counselor:
  •  Coordinated activities and supervised seven eleven and eight fourteen-year-old girls for a month-long traditional all-girls overnight camp
  • Responded to behavioral issues and social conflict decisively
• Division Director:
  • • Led a group of cabin counselors for a division of 50 pre-teenage girls for a single month long term
    • Designed fun activities

She continued her streak of internships with two internships from 2017 to 2020. First, she worked as a Writer-Publisher Relations Intern at Broadcast Music, Inc. from June 2017 to August 2017.

She also worked as a Talent Buyer Intern for Live Nation Entertainment from August 2017 to May 2018. She then worked as a Music Intern at William Morris Endeavor Internship from July 2018 to August 2018.

Then, she worked as an A&R/Streaming Intern for Dim Mak from June 2019 to August 2019. Lastly, she was an Insomniac Music Group Intern for Insomniac Events from September 2019 to June 2020.

In the first position, she improved affiliate relations by providing support to the company’s affiliates and resolved various licensing conflicts, researched Billboard Top 100 Chart data, and pitched unaffiliated artists for in-house programming and shows.

She partnered with internal and external stakeholders in the second position to build show offers and settle shows.

This role included gathering invoices and settling payments for all parties.

In the third position, Audrey collaborated with a music assistant to book, route, and track artist performances while leveraging prior agency experience to take on additional responsibility in reviewing, organizing, and sending artist contracts.

Her fourth position saw her curating playlists for DSPs and pitching artists from Dim Mak to playlist creators while coordinating playlist trades with other labels.

Lastly, her final internship was when she had her meatiest role as someone who manages and organizes catalog metadata for all trades and placements.  After “graduating” from internships, Audrey started working as an Event Coordinator for Texas Rangers Baseball Club from June 2020 to April 2021.

Her work with the clubs largely revolved around implementing new health and safety protocols due to the spread of COVID-19.

Her most recent job was for Republic Records’ Marketing, where she worked from April 2021 to March 2022. In this role, she organized and prepared album release plans with the Record company’s marketing team.

However, she most prominently served as a label representative on the Jonas Brothers’ Remember This Tour. As the label representative, she created budgets, tracked expenses, and paid out the crew for supporting acts.

How Rich Is Greg Abbott?

Greg Abbott has an estimated net worth of $23 million as of 2022, based on the tax filing documents with the IRS.

He has an annual Governor’s salary of $285,000 but a monthly income of $500,000. The politician has assets worth $15 million and liabilities & loans of $6 million.

According to his financial sources, Abbott has invested $14 million. Though his Governor’s salary numbers in the hundreds of thousands, his business income is around $1 million.

He also makes donations and gifts of up to $350,000 and has a family inheritance of over $1 million. He owns over six real estate properties, four cars, and one luxury yacht. He also owns an investment portfolio of eight stocks valued at $2 million.

His four cars are a BMW X8, a Volvo XC90, a Lexus ES, and an Audi Q2. He has a luxury house that is 8,400 square-foot located in Texas.

He then reported a net worth of $18 million in 2020, which grew to $20 million in 2021, and in another year, it grew to $23 million, which is where he stands now. He is very successful, and as one of the most popular politicians in Texas, he continues to grow richer as the years go by.

Some FAQs

Is Greg Abbott Married?

Yes, he has a wife named Cecilia Abbott

How Many Children Does Greg Abbott Have?

He has an adoptive daughter called Audrey

What Party Does Greg Abbott Support?

He is from the Republican party