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Here's a look at the life of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida.
Birthdate: February 11, 1953
Place of birth: Midland, Texas
Birth name: John Ellis Bush
Father: George HW Bush, 41st president of the United States
Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush
Marriage: Columba (Garnica Gallo) Bush (February 23, 1974-present)
Children: John Ellis “Jeb” Jr., Noelle Lucilla and George Prescott
Education: University of Texas, BA in Latin American Studies, 1974
Religion: Catholic (converted – Episcopalian era)
Second eldest son of former President George HW Bush and younger brother of former President George W. Bush.
He speaks Spanish fluently.
Known for his education reform in Florida: introducing a school voucher program, supporting charter schools, implementing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), and banning the use of race as a factor in college admissions.
1981 – He moves to Florida and begins working in real estate development.
1987-1988 – Florida Secretary of Commerce. He resigns to help his father in his presidential campaign.
1994 – Loses gubernatorial race to Gov. Lawton Chiles (D-FL).
nineteen ninety five – Founded the Foundation for Florida's Future.
January 5, 1999-January 2, 2007 – Republican governor of Florida.
November 5, 2002 – With 56% of the vote, he becomes the first Republican governor to win re-election in Florida.
2007 – Forms Jeb Bush & Associates, a consulting firm.
2008 – Launches the Foundation for Excellence in Education, based in Tallahassee, Florida. Bush is announced as chairman of the board in May 2016.
March 2013 – Bush's book “Immigration Wars,” written with Clint Bolick, is published.
December 14, 2014 – During an interview, Bush says he will release 250,000 emails from his two terms as Florida governor and publish an e-book outlining his governing philosophy.
December 16, 2014 – In a Facebook post, Bush states, “I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.”
January 1, 2015 – An aide confirms to CNN that Bush has resigned from all of his corporate and nonprofit board members, including forestry company Rayonier Inc., the board of directors of Tenet Healthcare Corporation and the board of British bank Barclays.
January 6, 2015 – Bush launches a new political action committee that allows him to lay the groundwork for a presidential bid.
March 11, 2015 – Bush announces that he will sell his interests in his remaining business interests.
June 15, 2015 – Bush formally announces his presidential campaign during an appearance at Miami Dade College.
June 30, 2015 – Publishes 33 years of tax returns.
February 20, 2016 – After a disappointing finish to the South Carolina primary, Bush suspends his presidential campaign.
March 23, 2016 – He endorses Ted Cruz for the Republican presidential nomination.
September 2018 – Bush is named Presidential Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania for the 2018-2019 school year.
March 11, 2019 – The nonprofit Campaign Legal Center posts a settlement agreement online showing that the FEC fined Jeb Bush's super PAC Right to Rise $390,000 for soliciting a contribution from a foreign national and American Pacific International Capital with $550,000 for making the contribution.
