Republican John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is the former governor of the state of Florida, the brother of President George W. Bush and the son of former president George H. W. Bush. Although Jeb Bush had said he was considering running for Senator Mel Martinez's Senate seat in 2010, on January 6, 2009, Bush announced that he would not run for the seat after all.Washington Post: FL-Senate: Jeb Bush Will Not Run (January 6, 2009)
On the Issues
During his term as governor, Bush advocated educational reform in Florida schools, instituting standardized testing for the state of Florida and distance-learning programs. Bush also was involved in the Terri Schiavo controversy; he fell on the side of trying to prevent the removal of her feeding tube through legislation later deemed unconstitutional. He is on the record as pro-life on abortion issues.
Jeb Bush Timeline
February 11, 1953: Born in Midland, Texas
February 23, 1974: Married Columba Garnica Gallo
1994: Loses for Governor of Florida to Lawton Chiles
1998: Elected Governor (defeating opponent Buddy MacKay)
2002: Re-elected Governor of Florida
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First Republican governor of Florida to serve two full terms
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Converted to Roman Catholicism; previously Episcopalian
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Founding member of the Project for the New American Century, a neoconservative think tankRight Web: Jeb Bush Profile
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Younger brother of George W. Bush
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Son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush
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