- BUSH, JEB
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- Experience: Governor, State of Florida, 1998-2006
- Home State: Florida
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $35,415,730Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: John 'Jeb' Ellis Bush
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Columba; 3 Children: George, Noelle, Jeb Jr.
- Birth Date: 02/11/1953
- Birth Place: Midland, TX
- Home City: Miami, FL
- Religion: Catholic
Education
- BA, Latin American Studies, University of Texas, 1974
Political Experience
- Governor, State of Florida, 1998-2006
- Candidate, Gubernatorial, Florida, 1994
- Chair, Florida Bush-Quayle, 1992
- Chair, Bob Martinez Re-election, 1990
- Secretary of Commerce, State of Florida, 1987-1988
- Chair, Republican Party of Dade County, 1984-1986
Professional Experience
- President/Chief Executive Officer, Codina Group, 1981-1986, 1988-1993, 1995-1997
- Representative/Vice President, Texas Commerce Bank, Venezuela, 1974-1979
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Dade County Homeless Trust
- Chair, Finance Committee, United Negro College Fund of South Florida
- Frmer Co-Chair, Floridians for Educational Choice
- Co-Founder/Board Member, Liberty City Charter School
- Member, Miami Children's Hospital Foundation
- Board Member, United Way of Dade County
- Member, Zoology Society of South Florida
- Founder/Chair, Foundation for Florida's Future, 1995-1997
- Chair, Presidency III, Republican Party of Florida, Presidential Preference Convention, 1995
- Chair, Beacon Council, 1990-1991
About Jeb Bush
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, John Ellis Bush (who prefers to go by his initials, JEB) studied and earned a degree in Latin American Affairs before beginning his career in politics. He became Florida's Secretary of Commerce in 1986, resigning two years later to support his father's (former President George Herbert Walker Bush) bid for the white house. After trying unsuccessfully to become Governor of Florida in 1994, Bush won the office in '98, beginning what would become the first two-term Republican gubernatorial administration in Florida's history. He announced his 2016 presidential candidacy on June 15, 2015, in Miami, Florida.
Jeb Bush has a solid conservative record on a number of issues from his term as Florida's Governor. He supports the death penalty, having held office during 21 executions and declining to commute any of the sentences. He reduced taxes while in office, as well as cut the size of state government, vetoed over $2 billion in new spending, and lowered funding for public projects including libraries and homework assistance programs.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Tuesday criticized front-runner Donald Trump's comments about Black Lives Matter protesters and Muslim-Americans, accusing the billionaire of trying to “create a grievous kind of culture."
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush urged President Barack Obama to take a more aggressive approach in the fight against the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the deadly Paris terror attacks earlier this month.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Friday denounced a plan by rival Donald Trump to establish IDs and a database to track Muslims in the United States.
Breaking with many of his fellow Republicans, Jeb Bush said Thursday that the United States should be supportive of Syrian refugees rather than prevent them from entering the country -- provided that the Obama administration can effectively screen refugees.
Fifteen minutes after telling the audience they were on the last question, Jeb Bush was still center stage.
Jeb Bush tried to clarify his position on whether the U.S. should accept any Syrian refugees, as the question roiled the GOP presidential race in the days following the terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday.
The former Florida governor is staking claim as the candidate most ready to take it to Islamic State. But his last name is a liability.
The Republican Party of Florida belongs to Jeb Bush no more.
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he once got an email asking if he would go back in time, if it were possible, and kill the baby Adolf Hitler.
A Bush tries rebooting with the folksy-honesty script.
While the presidential candidate points to launching the Liberty City school as a proud moment, the former principal said ”I’m reliving the sadness all over again.”
In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Fiorina ripped the hosts of the show, calling the liberal feminists and saying they are threatened by her.
Jeb Bush’s campaign, wounded after another mediocre debate performance, is bracing for the possibility that revenue dries up in the coming weeks ahead.
Jeb Bush’s campaign is taking a more aggressive and negative tone against Marco Rubio, his chief rival for the establishment mantle in the race for Republican presidential nomination.
Just one day after a lackluster showing at the Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo., Jeb Bush acknowledged to donors Thursday afternoon that he needs to improve his debate performance.
Plan would drastically reshape the safety net for seniors.
Political outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson topped another national poll of Republican voters Tuesday, as frustration with the party establishment, particularly in Congress, shows no signs of abating. Jeb Bush, meanwhile, is suffering a drop in his favorability ratings.
"As a Floridian, I'm a little disappointed, because he's missing, like, 35 percent of his votes," Jeb Bush Jr. said of Rubio's Senate attendance before an audience of college students Thursday afternoon, Politico reported.
Jeb Bush will reach back to his own legacy as Florida governor on Tuesday to unveil his vision for replacing Obamacare, showcasing what he calls state-tested ideas for bringing down health care costs and revamping health coverage for the poor.
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