sentences:  After his term in the state Senate, Wentworth was appointed to the position of Precinct 3 justice of the peace by the Bexar County Commission.In the Republican primary for the District 25 seat in the state Senate in 2002, state Republican chairman Susan Weddington, who normally remained neutral in primary contests, openly backed Wentworth's unsuccessful conservative opponent, then State Representative John Shields of San Antonio.Weddington became involved because of Wentworth's support for abortion.