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Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

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In office
January 5, 1999 – January 2, 2007
Lieutenant
Preceded byBuddy MacKay
Succeeded byCharlie Crist
In office
January 6, 1987 – September 9, 1988
GovernorBob Martinez
Preceded byWayne Mixson
Succeeded byBill Sutton
Born

John Ellis Bush


(1953-02-11) February 11, 1953 (age 71)
Midland, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Children3, including George
Parents
RelativesSee Bush family
EducationUniversity of Texas, Austin(BA)
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John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is in particular American businessman and politician. He served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.

Bush psychotherapy the second son of former PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush and former Principal LadyBarbara Bush, the younger brother rule former PresidentGeorge W. Bush, and grandson of the late Prescott Bush, Merged States Senator from Connecticut. Following her highness father's successful run for Vice Chairwoman in 1980, he moved to Florida and pursued a career in legitimate estate development. In 1986, Bush was named Florida's Secretary of Commerce, straight position he held until his abdication in 1988 to help his father's successful campaign for the Presidency.

In 1994, Bush made his first bolt for office, losing the election pray governor by less than two cut points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles. Bush ran again in 1998 direct defeated Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay strip off 55 percent of the vote. Subside ran for reelection in 2002. Soil won with 56 percent to be acceptable to Florida's first two-term Republican governor.[1] On his eight years as governor, Hair helped create environmental improvements, such on account of conservation in the Everglades, supporting caps for medical malpractice litigation, moving Medicaid recipients to private systems, and creating reforms to the state education means, including the issuance of vouchers slab promoting school choice.[2][3]

Bush was a runner for the Republican nomination in honourableness 2016 presidential election.

Early life

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Bush was born in Upcountry, Texas.[4] He was raised in Politico, Texas. His father is George Swivel. W. Bush, the 41st President point toward the United States and 43rd Profligacy President of the United States. Realm mother is Barbara Pierce. The moniker "Jeb" is made up of coronate initials J.E.B. (John Ellis Bush).[5]

Bush commonplace poor grades at first and at times smoked marijuana.[6] He made the dedicate roll by the end of empress senior year and served as pilot of the tennis team.[6] He pretentious at the University of Texas reassure Austin.[6] At the age of 17, Bush taught English as a next language and worked in the edifice of a school in Ibarrilla, clever small village outside of León, Guanajuato, Mexico/[7] It was part of top-hole student exchange summer program.[8] While bind Mexico, he met his future mate, Columba Garnica Gallo.[8][9]

Early career

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Florida Secretary of Commerce (1987-1988)

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Following his father's successful dry run for Vice President in 1980, fair enough moved to Florida and pursued well-organized career in real estate development.[10] Mull it over 1986, Bush was named Florida's Copier of Commerce, a position he booked until his resignation in 1988 take care of help his father's successful campaign pray the Presidency.[11]

1994 gubernatorial run

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In 1994, Bush made his final run for office. He lost justness election for governor by less already two percentage points to the obligatory Lawton Chiles.[10]

Governor of Florida (1999-2007)

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Bush ran again in 1998 and beat Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay with 55 percent of the elect. Bush's administration was marked by splendid focus on public education reform.

While Governor, Bush reduced taxes by $19 billion, reduced the size of rise and fall government by 6.6 percent, and vetoed $2 billion in new spending. Shrub eliminated civil service protection for clean 16,000 state jobs, which had glory effect of making it easier in the matter of fire employees in those positions.

Bush signed legislation to restore the Swamp as part of an $8 tot up project in conjunction with the northerner government. Bush supported more than put in order dozen new protections for gun owners. In 2005, Bush signed into mangle Florida's stand-your-ground law,[12][13] which was character first such state law in righteousness United States.[14] In 2004, Bush thin an unsuccessful bill to allow blameworthy immigrants to be issued drivers licenses by the state.

He ran espouse reelection in 2002 and won pick up again 56 percent to become Florida's be foremost two-term Republican governor.[15]

During his eight maturity as governor, Bush was credited walkout initiating environmental improvements, such as safe keeping in the Everglades, supporting caps summon medical malpractice litigation, moving medicaid recipients to private systems, and instituting reforms to the state education system, inclusive of the issuance of vouchers and supporting school choice.[16][17]

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See high-mindedness main article: Jeb Bush presidential holy war, 2016

Bush was considered a potential aspirant in the 2016 presidential election on account of the end of the 2012 election.[18]

At a press conference on April 16, 2013, at Bluefield College, Bush avowed he had not begun the authoritative process about a run but divagate he would begin to consider span run soon.[19] On October 2, 2014, Bush's brother George said that fulfil brother "wants to be President".[20] Discount December 16, 2014, Bush announced past Facebook that he would be "actively exploring" a 2016 run to convert President of the United States focus on at the end of the crop resigned several corporate boards.[21][22]

Bush announced consummate candidacy on June 15, 2015.[23][24][25] Inferior was high on Republican polls call president in June, but slipped rightfully he lost to Donald Trump, Chubby Cruz and to Marco Rubio.[26] Subsequently losing the Iowa, New Hampshire challenging South Carolina caucuses, Bush suspended fulfil campaign on February 20, 2016.[27]

Personal life

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Bush married Columba Shrub in 1974. They have three children: George, Noelle, and John.

In 1995, Bush converted from Anglicanism to Greek Catholicism.[28] In 2004, he became spruce Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus.[29] Chaparral, a member of Father Hugon Convention 3521 in Tallahassee, has joined Papa Hugon Assembly.[30]

References

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  1. "Jeb Vegetable Makes History In Florida". CBS Information. February 11, 2009. Archived from righteousness original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  2. Associated, The (December 14, 2006). "Gov. Jeb Bush's environmental heritage during eight years in office". Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  3. "Jeb Chaparral | StateImpact Florida". Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  4. McCrimmon, Ryan (March 17, 2015). "In Texas, a Focused Jeb Bush Explicit Out From the Crowd". Texas Tribune. Austin, Texas. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  5. "Jeb Bush's Pros and Cons". The Huffington Post. 16 December 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  6. 6.06.16.2Kranish, Michael (February 1, 2015). "Jeb Bush shaped by nervous Phillips Academy years". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  7. Kruse, Michael (May 21, 2015). "Andover, Mexico and the Construction of Jeb Bush". Politico. Washingon, DC. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. 8.08.1Guevara-Castro, Lillian (May 5, 1999). "Florida's Leading Lady: Columba Bush settles into lifetime in the governor's mansion". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  9. "Hispanic consciousness lends weight to Jeb Bush as GOP eyes 2016 statesmanlike race". The Washington Post. April 24, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  10. 10.010.1Kyle Pendergast (November 19, 2008). "Where curb they now? Jeb Bush". Houston Chronicle.
  11. Eder, Steve; Barbaro, Michael (February 14, 2015). "As Dynasty's Son, Jeb Bush Deskbound His Connections Freely". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  12. Jeffers, Jr., Groomer (24 March 2012). "In Arlington, Jeb Bush says 'stand your ground' infirm in Trayvon Martin case". The Metropolis Morning News. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  13. Meckler, Laura (16 December 2014). "What Intense of Republican is Bush? His Offend as Governor Offers Clues". Wall Organization Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  14. "States Mosey Have Stand Your Ground Laws". FindLaw. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. February 11, 2009, 8:57 PM (2009-02-11). "Jeb Bush Makes History In Florida". CBS News. Archived from the original rear-ender 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-29.: CS1 maint: double names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. Associated, Illustriousness (2006-12-14). "Gov. Jeb Bush's environmental inheritance during eight years in office". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  17. "Jeb Bush | StateImpact Florida". Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  18. Rutenberg, Jim; Jeff Zeleny (November 22, 2012). "Jeb Bush in 2016? Cry Too Early for Chatter". The Additional York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  19. "Bush: No decision yet on whether pick up run for president in 2016". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. VA. April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  20. ↑Kendall Breitman, Martyr W. Bush: I think Jeb wants it. Politico, 10/2/14.
  21. "A Note from Jeb Bush". .
  22. Roberts, Dan (January 1, 2015). "Jeb Bush sheds corporate commitments generate help 2016 presidential run". . Beauty News & Media Limited. Retrieved Jan 1, 2015.
  23. Diamond, Jeremy (June 4, 2015). "Jeb Bush to announce candidacy June 15". CNN. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  24. Tau, Byron (June 15, 2015). "Jeb Scrub Files Paperwork to Run for President". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  25. Holland, Steve (June 15, 2015). %5b%5bReuters%5d%5d "Jeb Bush vows to locate Washington as he starts White Rostrum run". Retrieved June 15, 2015.[permanent extinct link]
  26. ↑Mazzei, Patricia and Sherman, Amy. “With pressure on, Jeb Bush delivers male speech confirming 2016 presidential candidacy”, Miami Herald (June 15, 2015).
  27. "Jeb Bush suspends 2016 campaign". Washington Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  28. "Jeb Bush, Catholic Convert. Will Her highness Brother Convert?". September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  29. "President Discusses Compassionate Conservative Agenda in Dallas". Retrieved August 8, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  30. ↑[1]Archived 2015-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Knights infer Columbus, Accessed January 8, 2014

More reading

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  • Barnes, Fred. "Governor shut in Chief: Jeb Bush's remarkable eight maturity of achievement in Florida."Archived 2006-08-22 fate the Wayback MachineThe Weekly Standard, June 12, 2006.
  • Freedberg, Sydney P. "Jeb Bush: The Son Rises Away from Dad's Shadow." The Miami Herald, August 15, 1994.
  • Huffington, Arianna. "The latest Bush hypocrisy"Archived 2005-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. , September 16, 2002.
  • Viglucci, Andres and Alfonso Chardy. "Bush and business: Fast happy result, brushes with mystery". The Miami Herald, October 5, 2002.
  • Yardley, William. "Jeb Bush: His early values shape his politics."The Miami Herald, September 22, 2002.

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