• 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.

Total: 63
Jeb touts Fla. endorsements in a jab at Rubio

GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has lined up endorsements from eight onetime Florida House Speakers in an implicit jab at his rival, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who held the role before joining the Senate.

09/10/2015
By Ben Kamisar | The Hill
Still Think Jeb Bush Vs. Hillary Clinton Is Happening?

By focusing so much on the candidates, consultants, and donors in political coverage, it’s easy to overlook the most important element in the political process—the voters.

08/27/2015
By Josh Kraushaar | National Journal
What Jeb Bush really means when he says 'anchor babies'

Jeb Bush’s tour of the communities along the U.S.-Mexico border Monday was supposed to be a trip to distinguish his immigration plan as more realistic and grown-up than those of his presidential opponents. Instead, the former Florida governor was back defending what he really means when he says “anchor baby.”

08/24/2015
By Amanda Sakuma | MSNBC
Jeb Bush, with Donald Trump on his mind, takes the border

In this predominantly Hispanic border town, Jeb Bush dismissed Donald Trump’s proposal of building a wall to stop the flow of undocumented immigrants through Mexico and called for “a comprehensive” border security strategy — and he did it mostly in Spanish.

08/24/2015
By Eli Stokols | POLITICO
Fiery Bush takes aim at Trump

Jeb Bush sought to go on offense against Donald Trump by hammering him Thursday for his rhetoric on immigration and by arguing that the real estate mogul is unelectable and not conservative.

08/20/2015
By Bradford Richardson | The Hill
George W. Bush makes fundraising pitch for Jeb

Former President George W. Bush penned a fundraising letter sent out Thursday on behalf of his brother Jeb Bush, a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

08/20/2015
By Jesse Byrnes | The Hill
Bush has enough of Trump's 'bombastic talk,' fights back against front-runner in New Hampshire

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush shifted into attack mode Thursday, railing against front-runner Donald Trump and accusing his billionaire rival of flooding the race with a “tidal wave of accusations [and] bombastic talk.”

08/20/2015
By S.A. Miller | The Washington Times
Ted Kennedy, Jeb Bush and the Little Brother Syndrome

It’s always the young ones who can’t quite navigate the family business.

08/19/2015
By TOM KEANE | POLITICO
Jeb Bush calls for greater enforcement against 'anchor babies'

Jeb Bush doesn’t want birthright citizenship to go away, but he is calling for stronger enforcement for people who abuse it.

08/19/2015
By Eliza Collins | POLITICO
Bush Hits Trump on Immigration

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is dismissing front-runner Donald Trump's immigration plan as impractical and destined to fail.

08/18/2015
By Kenneth T. Walsh | U.S. News
Jeb Bush Leaves Door Open For Use Of Torture

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday declined to rule out resuming the use of torture under some circumstances by the U.S. government.

08/13/2015
By KEN DILANIAN | Associated Press
Jeb Bush calls overthrowing Saddam Hussein 'a pretty good deal'

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that his brother’s successful overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein “turned out to be a pretty good deal” on Thursday while speaking at the APPS National Security Forum in Davenport, Iowa. 

08/13/2015
By Benjy Sarlin | MSNBC
Jeb Bush says Clinton 'stood by' amid rise of ISIS

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday the U.S. may need to send more ground troops into Iraq to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) militants, but he stopped short of saying how many as he outlined his strategy for combating a threat that's "spreading like a pandemic."

08/12/2015
Fox News
Jeb Bush: People Need to Work Longer Hours

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Wednesday that in order to grow the economy “people need to work longer hours” -- a comment that the Bush campaign argues was a reference to underemployed part-time workers but which Democrats are already using to attack him. 

08/08/2015
By CANDACE SMITH | ABC News
Jeb Bush stumbles into debate night

After stumbling this week, Jeb Bush heads into Thursday's debate facing a key question: Is he ready to run for president in an era when every gaffe can go viral?

08/07/2015
By Maeve Reston | CNN
Bush, after 'phase out' comment, says Medicare needs reform
07/23/2015
By David Jackson | USA TODAY POLITICS BLOG
Jeb Bush raises $500,000 in Chris Christie's back yard
07/23/2015
By ALEX ISENSTADT | POLITICO
Jeb Bush hits back at criticism over Medicare comment
07/23/2015
By ELI STOKOLS | POLITICO
Total: 9
Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:00 PM CBS News Republican Debate
Location: The Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina
Sponsors: CBS News
Moderators: John Dickerson
Saturday, February 6, 2016 9:00 PM ABC News/IJReview Republican Debate
Location: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire
Sponsors: ABC News/IJReview Republican Debate
Moderators: David Muir and Martha Raddatz
Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa
Sponsors: Fox News
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:00 PM Fox Business Republican Debate
Location: North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina
Sponsors: Fox Business Network
Moderators: Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 6:00 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsors: CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 7:00 PM Fox Business/WSJ Republican Debate
Location: Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sponsors: Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal
Moderators: Neil Cavuto, Maria Bartiromo, and Gerard Baker
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 6:00 PM CNBC Republican Debate
Location: University of Colorado in Boulder
Sponsors: CNBC
Moderators: Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick, and John Harwood
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:00 PM CNN Republican Primetime Debate
Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA
Sponsors: Reagan Library Foundation, CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: ake Tapper, Dana Bash and Hugh Hewitt
Thursday, August 6, 2015 7:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
Sponsors: Fox News, facebook
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug

Strongly Support
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements

Oppose
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism

Oppose
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
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