- 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.
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