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John Ellis "Jeb" Bush was the 43rd governor of Florida, elected in November 1998 and inaugurated on Jan. 5, 1999. Born in Midland, Texas, on Feb. 11, 1953, he is the second son of former President George H.W. Bush and the younger brother of President George W. Bush. Jeb Bush is married to Columba Garnica Gallo, whom he met in Mexico City while an exchange student from Phillips Academy at Andover. They wed in 1974 after his graduation from the University of Texas with a degree in Latin American studies. The couple has three children: George Prescott Bush, Noelle Bush and Jeb (Jebbie) Bush Jr. Jeb Bush, who speaks fluent Spanish, went to work for Texas Commerce Bank in 1974 and three years lat...
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush was the 43rd governor of Florida, elected in November 1998 and inaugurated on Jan. 5, 1999. Born in Midland, Texas, on Feb. 11, 1953, he is the second son of former President George H.W. Bush and the younger brother of President George W. Bush. Jeb Bush is married to Columba Garnica Gallo, whom he met in Mexico City while an exchange student from Phillips Academy at Andover. They wed in 1974 after his graduation from the University of Texas with a degree in Latin American studies. The couple has three children: George Prescott Bush, Noelle Bush and Jeb (Jebbie) Bush Jr. Jeb Bush, who speaks fluent Spanish, went to work for Texas Commerce Bank in 1974 and three years later opened a branch office for the bank in Caracas, Venezuela. He left in 1980 to help the first, failed White House bid of his father, George H. W. Bush, who instead became Ronald Reagan's running mate and was twice elected vice president, in 1980 and 1984.
The elder Bush was elected president in 1988. After the 1980 election, Jeb Bush moved to Florida and joined Armando Codina in a commercial real estate venture, the Codina-Bush Group. He was chairman of the Dade County Republican Party, 1984-86, and was Florida Secretary of Commerce, 1987-88. In 1994, Bush made his first, unsuccessful bid for governor, losing to Democratic incumbent Lawton Chiles in the closest governor's race in state history. After his loss, he founded the Foundation for Florida's future, established the state's first charter school, wrote a book Profiles in Character and from 1995 until mid-1998 served as president and chief operating officer of the Codina Group.
In 1998, Jeb Bush made his second bid for governor, this time handily defeating Democratic Lt. Gov. Buddy Mackay. In 2002, he made state history, becoming the first Republican governor in Florida to win re-election. In 2000, as governor and chairman of his brother's Florida campaign, Jeb Bush found himself at the center of the controversial presidential recount, although he removed himself from any official role. His brother, George W. Bush, won Florida's 27 electoral votes and the White House by 537 votes. During his eight years in office, with the help of a Republican dominated Legislature, Bush championed controversial causes such as the nation's first statewide school voucher program, quickly declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court, and the grading of public schools based on a statewide test. He promoted faith based prisons and limited government, fighting to eliminate job protection for thousands of mid-level state workers and ending affirmative action in university admissions and state contracts. In 2003 he launched a campaign to prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, a brain damaged woman at the center of a right-to-die battle. The Legislature gave him the legal right to order her feeding tube reinserted but the courts ultimately had the final say and she died on March 31, 2005.
Under Jeb Bush's leadership, the state cut billions of dollars in taxes paid mostly by business and the wealthy. He successfully lobbied the Legislature to spend millions to lure bio-technology giants like the Scripps Research Institute. He won the right to appoint more judges and used his Washington connections to protect Florida's military bases from closures. While Jeb Bush was governor, Florida was raked by an unprecedented eight hurricanes in 2004-2005. He was succeeded in 2007 by fellow Republican Charlie Crist.
The elder Bush was elected president in 1988. After the 1980 election, Jeb Bush moved to Florida and joined Armando Codina in a commercial real estate venture, the Codina-Bush Group. He was chairman of the Dade County Republican Party, 1984-86, and was Florida Secretary of Commerce, 1987-88. In 1994, Bush made his first, unsuccessful bid for governor, losing to Democratic incumbent Lawton Chiles in the closest governor's race in state history. After his loss, he founded the Foundation for Florida's future, established the state's first charter school, wrote a book Profiles in Character and from 1995 until mid-1998 served as president and chief operating officer of the Codina Group.
In 1998, Jeb Bush made his second bid for governor, this time handily defeating Democratic Lt. Gov. Buddy Mackay. In 2002, he made state history, becoming the first Republican governor in Florida to win re-election. In 2000, as governor and chairman of his brother's Florida campaign, Jeb Bush found himself at the center of the controversial presidential recount, although he removed himself from any official role. His brother, George W. Bush, won Florida's 27 electoral votes and the White House by 537 votes. During his eight years in office, with the help of a Republican dominated Legislature, Bush championed controversial causes such as the nation's first statewide school voucher program, quickly declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court, and the grading of public schools based on a statewide test. He promoted faith based prisons and limited government, fighting to eliminate job protection for thousands of mid-level state workers and ending affirmative action in university admissions and state contracts. In 2003 he launched a campaign to prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, a brain damaged woman at the center of a right-to-die battle. The Legislature gave him the legal right to order her feeding tube reinserted but the courts ultimately had the final say and she died on March 31, 2005.
Under Jeb Bush's leadership, the state cut billions of dollars in taxes paid mostly by business and the wealthy. He successfully lobbied the Legislature to spend millions to lure bio-technology giants like the Scripps Research Institute. He won the right to appoint more judges and used his Washington connections to protect Florida's military bases from closures. While Jeb Bush was governor, Florida was raked by an unprecedented eight hurricanes in 2004-2005. He was succeeded in 2007 by fellow Republican Charlie Crist.
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Time's up Christie and Palin. In or out?
Special to CNNIt's happened. The build-up and anxiety over whether folks like Chris Christie and Sarah Palin are going to throw their hats in the ring for the GOP presidential primary has reached critical mass. And now, the will-they-or-won't-they game has flipped...Tags: Entertainment, Television, News Agency, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch
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Florida Supreme Court justice speaks at W. Delray temple
Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente made a case to keep her job during a recent appearance at Temple Emeth in Delray Beach. Pariente is one of three justices facing merit retention in November, when the state's voters decide on whether to...Tags: Regional Authority, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Delray Beach
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Romney, Obama, Rubio, Nelson, (Jeb) Bush all will address Hispanics in Orlando
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney and Barack Obama will address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) convention on back-to-back days in June at the group's convention in Orlando. Also on the roster: U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson,... -
President Obama to speak at Latino leadership conference at Disney in June
President Barack Obama will be among of the speakers at a Latino leadership conference scheduled for next month at Walt Disney World. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials announced this week that the president will address...
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Romney sets up education panel, names Phil Handy a co-chair
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMitt Romney's campaign today announced appointment of a 19-member Education Policy Advisory Group that includes a number of folks from Harvard; President George W. Bush's education secretary, Rod Paige of Houst0o; and a host of other education thinkers.... -
FCAT communication plan: DOE got “messaging” help from pr firm and Jeb Bush’s group
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelA public relations firm and former Gov. Jeb Bush's education organization helped the state craft a message that would explain this year's low FCAT scores to the public Gov. Rick Scott's office also weighed in, suggesting the Florida Department of... -
UCF fast growth also has consequences
Jeb Bush recently praised UCF for its "meteoric rise."
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said the region has "no better partner" than the University of Central Florida.
UCF is often lauded for how large it's grown — and how fast.
Of course, the former...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Teaching and Learning, Seminole County, Orlando, Students
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Chamber-backed drug repackaging issue gets Chamber endorsement and votes from Chamber employee/affiliate
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Chamber of Commerce, which has flooded political coffers with more than $4 million over the last three years, is pushing hard to get Gov. Rick Scott's Government Efficiency Task Force to advance a proposal that eluded... -
Florida woman sentenced to 20 years for firing warning to scare husband
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by...
Tags: Gun Control, Laws, Firearms, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), NAACP
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Mack announces his ‘conservative coalition’
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV has announced a seven-member “conservative coalition” that's backing his Republican U.S. Senate candidacy, a group of mostly fundamentalist Christian activists whose function will apparently be to assail rival George... -
Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush get high marks in poll
Floridians like Hillary Clinton. A new poll found the secretary of state, unsuccessful 2008 Democratic presidential candidate and former first lady is viewed favorably by 68 percent of the state's voters. Her positive score was the highest among the...
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Efficiency Task Force takes aim at 'repackaged" drugs for injured workers
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Chamber of Commerce, which has flooded political coffers with more than $4 million over the last three years, is pushing hard to get Gov. Rick Scott's Government Efficiency Task Force to advance a proposal that eluded them...Tags: Labor Legislation, Rick Scott, Career and Workplace, Insurance, Tampa
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