Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush in 2019
43rd Governor of Florida
In office January 5, 1999 – January 2, 2007
Lieutenant	Frank Brogan (1999-2003) Toni Jennings (2003-2007)
Preceded by	Buddy MacKay
Succeeded by	Charlie Crist
Secretary of Commerce of Florida
In office January 6, 1987 – September 9, 1988
Governor	Bob Martinez
Preceded by	Wayne Mixson
Succeeded by	Bill Sutton
Personal details
Born	John Ellis Bush (1953-02-11) February 11, 1953 (age 71) Midland, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Columba Garnica Gallo ​ ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	3, including George
Parents	George H. W. Bush Barbara Pierce
Relatives	See Bush family
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA)
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John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. He served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.

Bush is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, and grandson of the late Prescott Bush, United States Senator from Connecticut. Following his father's successful run for Vice President in 1980, he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In 1986, Bush was named Florida's Secretary of Commerce, a position he held until his resignation in 1988 to help his father's successful campaign for the Presidency.

In 1994, Bush made his first run for office, losing the election for governor by less than two percentage points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles. Bush ran again in 1998 and defeated Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay with 55 percent of the vote. He ran for reelection in 2002. He won with 56 percent to become Florida's first two-term Republican governor.^[1] During his eight years as governor, Bush helped create environmental improvements, such as conservation in the Everglades, supporting caps for medical malpractice litigation, moving Medicaid recipients to private systems, and creating reforms to the state education system, including the issuance of vouchers and promoting school choice.^[2][3]

Bush was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.

1. ↑ "Jeb Bush Makes History In Florida". CBS News. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
2. ↑ Associated, The (December 14, 2006). "Gov. Jeb Bush's environmental legacy during eight years in office". Jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
3. ↑ "Jeb Bush | StateImpact Florida". Stateimpact.npr.org. Retrieved May 29, 2013.