- 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.
Jeb Bush announced that he is suspending his presidential campaign following a disappointing finish in the South Carolina primary.
Real strength comes from integrity and character. And in my experience, the strongest person isn't usually the loudest person in the room," George W. Bush said.
The GOP rivals hunker down for debate prep, aiming to claim an advantage in the race to be the Trump alternative.
Despite finishing sixth, Bush says he's still in the race.
But his administration is largely to blame for the disaster. Oops.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday that he would take on 2016 GOP presidential rival Donald Trump in a one-on-one debate “anytime, anyplace.”
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush voiced a two-part response to Donald Trump's vulgar insult of Hillary Clinton on Tuesday: He said it was another sign Trump is unsuited for the presidency and argued Clinton will use it to cast herself as a "victim."
Jeb Bush did not know that his campaign was doing its due diligence to possibly break from the GOP pledge to support the party’s eventual nominee in the wake of Donald Trump’s repeated threats to run as a third-party candidate, the GOP candidate said in an interview late Thursday.
Private emails and interviews with associates show a man preoccupied with speeding up executions.
His team is selling a Trump vs. Bush vision that relies on big-money backers ignoring public data.
Fernandez calls Trump a 'hater' and 'BULLYionaire.'
Jeb Bush, struggling to gain traction in a 2016 race moving away from him, argued on Thursday that he could easily beat Hillary Clinton on Election Day.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush told Christianity Today that he supports the death penalty. Yet as a devout Catholic, "I struggle with it," he said.
As world leaders descended on Paris to discuss climate change earlier this week, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush disavowed the meeting.
"He's not going to apologize for anything, he's not a serious person. It's hard to imagine him being president of the United States. If he gets upset, is he going to start disparaging our allies?"
New Hampshire is beginning to look like Jeb Bush's final stand.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hinted on Tuesday that he is considering a female running mate in 2016.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said "anybody is better than Hillary Clinton" to be president - but that sentiment apparently just barely applies to his fellow candidate, businessman Donald Trump.
Jeb Bush condemned Donald Trump's claim that Arab Americans in New Jersey were seen celebrating in the aftermath the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that President Obama lacks a vision for defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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