Following Bush's defeat, Hensley spent seven months in 1993 working for Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas, followed by another seven months as press secretary for the Senate Republican Conference.Carney, Eliza Newlin, National Journal, August 21, 1993, "Political Stripes" (Movers & Shakers column) In the spring of 1994, Hensley served as consultant and speechwriter for Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley in her bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Maryland.Melton, R.H. and Richard Tapscott, Washington Post, March 24, 1994, "Dodging the short straw," accessed thru http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-882291.html
