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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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Schiavo dies, anger remains
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15 years in the Terri Schiavo case
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Awareness diagnosis a medical challenge
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Schiavo's family urges Jeb Bush to act as legal appeals fail
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As Schiavo saga winds down, leaders pursue broader debate
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Fla. governor reopens Schaivo case
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Legal options waning in Schiavo case
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Court refuses to reinsert Schiavo's tube
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