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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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Wekiva Parkway worries plague homeowners
Sentinel Staff WriterMark Fields says he's spent about a third of his life fretting whether a planned toll road known as the Wekiva Parkway will barrel through the brick home he built with his own hands in rural Lake County. "We are sick. We feel like we are living in a...Tags: Road Transportation, Wekiva River, Bodies of Water, Rich Crotty, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
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Villages' Morse acts as magnet for GOP
Sentinel Staff WriterTHE VILLAGES Presidential elections often thrust this retiree playground into the national spotlight. And this election isn't any different. Republican stars such as Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who campaigned here last month,...Tags: Government, Joe Lieberman, George Bush, Campaign Finance, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Fla. schedules execution for teen's killer
The Associated PressAn execution date was set Thursday -- for the third time in two decades -- for a man who murdered a Tampa teenager more than 25 years ago. Wayne Tompkins is now scheduled to be executed Oct. 28 at Florida State Prison for the March 1983 slaying of Lisa...Tags: Tampa, Prisons, Government, Terry Spencer, Murder
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Governor Charlie Crist picks conservative for Florida Supreme Court
Tallahassee BureauGov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday named his second selection to the Florida Supreme Court, picking Panhandle appellate Judge Ricky Polston — a conservative he called a "humble man from rural roots" Critics, though, saw something else in Polston:...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Bill Clinton, Local Authority, Court Administration
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Get saucy—at Footy's Bubbles & Bones Gala
On Oct. 17, at 7 p.m., Footy's eighth annual Bubbles & Bones Gala benefiting Here's Help Inc. will take place at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood. The event will be co-hosted by Claire and Dan Marino and Chris and Pat Riley. The gala,...Tags: Chris Riley, Dan Marino, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Gloria Estefan, Personal Service
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Crist a throwback
Gov. Crist has finally shown his true colors — no more Mr. Nice-Nice! He has named as his first appointment Judge Charles Canada, a Republican Party hack and a narrow-minded one at that. I dread to think of the future appointments he might make,...Tags: Boynton Beach, Charlie Crist
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Crist names Ricky Polston to Florida Supreme Court
Sun-Sentinel.comGov. Charlie Crist this morning named his second selection to the Florida Supreme Court, picking someone he called a "humble man from rural roots" in appellate Judge Ricky Polston. He replaces retiring Justice Kenneth Bell, a Jeb Bush appointee. Polston,...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Local Authority, Court Administration, Executive Branch
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No great expectations for education in Florida
I've come to really hate the FCAT. Not just because it creates unnecessary anxiety at too young an age. Not just because it reduces learning to filling in the multiple-choice bubbles on a standardized test. And not just because it hijacks lesson plans...Tags: Boca Raton, School Examinations, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Elementary Schools
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Broward County election activist wants to oversee elections
South Florida Sun-SentinelAs an elections activist since 2001, Ellen H. Brodsky fought for paper ballots, scrutinized vote-counting technology and attended obscure public meetings where voting machines were analyzed and ballots counted. Last month, labeled disruptive by Broward...Tags: Elections, Political Candidates, Broward County, Voting, Local Elections
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Court appointments: Crist pandering to Radical Right
Charlie Crist will be the most influential governor in the history of Florida. He will make a total of four appointments to the seven-member state Supreme Court. For what could be decades, the Crist majority will weigh in on hot-button issues affecting...Tags: Elections, Global Warming, Government, Voting, Church and State Relations
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Judging the vote for judges
Re Michael Mayo's Sept. 4 column, "Diversity is benched in judicial vote" (some editions): I disagree with the insinuation that my vote was cast as anti-Hispanic. My vote had nothing to do with ethnic selection. I did my research, I knew who the incumbent...Tags: Charlie Crist
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McCain will stump in Orlando
The Associated PressRepublican candidate for president John McCain is beginning a two-day campaign trip through Florida with a stop in Jacksonville. McCain's swing through the state starts today and includes stops in Orlando, Tampa and Miami. In Jacksonville he'll be...Tags: Tampa, Elections, Political Candidates, Government, Orlando
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