Jeb bush jr biography

He served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from to Bush is the second son of former President George H. Following his father's successful run for Vice President in , he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In , Bush was named Florida's Secretary of Commerce, a position he held until his resignation in to help his father's successful campaign for the Presidency.

In , Bush made his first run for office, losing the election for governor by less than two percentage points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles. He ran for reelection in He won with 56 percent to become Florida's first two-term Republican governor.

Jeb bush age

Bush was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the presidential election. Bush was born in Midland, Texas. His father is George H. His mother is Barbara Pierce. The nickname "Jeb" is made up of his initials J. John Ellis Bush. Bush received poor grades at first and occasionally smoked marijuana. In , Bush made his first run for office.

He lost the election for governor by less than two percentage points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles.