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• I’ve never heard anybody in my family say anything but good things about Rick Perry.

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• I’ve been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.

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• I’ve always believed that if you support reform or you support a particular idea that you ought to fund that idea first and not the system.

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• I’m happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning.

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• I’m fairly accessible.

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• I’m comfortable with the life I have.

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• I would say national security is work in progress.

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• I will support the Republican nominee.

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• I was blessed to have a mother and father that recognized the value of education.

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• I try to have my voice be heard, but not on a regular basis on TV.

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• I think the voters can make up their own minds.

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• I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.

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• I really think that elected officials should be focused on how you create sustained economic growth, how do you create jobs and all of these issues that made people – segments of our society believe are really important are diversions politically.

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• I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.

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• I miss being governor.

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• I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that’s a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.

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• I don’t wake up each morning saying, ‘Oh, wow, it’s me. I think I’m the cat’s meow. I’m the best.’

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• I don’t think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it’s the old white guy party.

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• I don’t believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people.

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• I don’t know if I’m a national education figure.

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Jeb Bush (60)

Birth:	11th February, 1953
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

John Ellis "Jeb" Bush Sr. was born in Midland, Texas, USA. He is an American banker and Republican politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and a younger brother of former President George W. Bush. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He earned a BA degree in Latin American affairs from the University of Texas in 1974. In 1974, he went to work in an entry-level position in the international division of Texas Commerce Bank, which was founded by the family of James Baker. In November 1977, he was sent to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to open a new operation for the bank, where he served as branch manager and vice president. In 1980, he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In 1986, he became Florida's Secretary of Commerce until 1988.

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