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JEB BUSH

John Ellis Bush

    John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is a Republican and the 43rd governor of Florida. He is also founder of the Foundation for Florida’s Future.

    Elected in 1998, he served two terms.  Before entering politics, Bush held jobs in consulting, investing, lobbying and served as a partner or on the boards of several businesses. He was also chairman of the Dade County Republican Party.

    Bush was born in Midland, Texas, on Feb. 11, 1953, as the second of six children of former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. He and his wife, Columba Gallo Bush, have three children.

    • In the news

    1. Weatherford, Jeb Bush to attened 'MavPAC' conference

      05/14/13 Blog Alex Leary

       

      House Speaker Will Weatherford will attend the MavPAC annual conference in July in Miami, organizers said. 

    2. Jeb Bush: 'Success of conservative principles is the best kept secret in American politics'

      04/29/13 Blog Alex Leary

      Jeb Bush writes a column for Rare arguing that the GOP is doing just fine -- at a state level.

    3. Mixed signals from Bush family on Jeb 2016 run

      04/25/13 Blog Alex Leary

      "He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so," former President George W. Bush says of brother Jeb and 2016. "He doesn’t need my counsel ’cause he knows what it is, which is ‘run.’ But whether he does or not, it’s a very personal decision.”

    4. How Jeb Bush came to represent a 'Hispanic consciousness' for the GOP

      04/24/13 Blog Alex Leary

      Washington Post:

      MIAMI — She was almost like a member of the family. An employee, but almost one of them.

    5. Jeb Bush: Senate plan 'respects rule of law' and 'immigrant heritage'

      04/16/13 Blog Alex Leary

      Jeb Bush reacts to the Senate immigration proposal:

    6. Poll: Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden beat Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush

      04/03/13 Blog Alex Leary

      McClatchy:

      WASHINGTON — The 2016 presidential election is far off, but an early sign indicates that Republicans could face trouble if Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.

    7. Q poll puts Rubio ahead of GOP presidential pack, but no clear front-runner

      04/03/13 Blog Alex Leary

      The following is the Quinnipiac write-up of its latest poll, showing no front-runner for GOP presidential nominee. Note Marco Rubio's lead over Jeb Bush.

    8. Democratic super PAC seeks to raise money off Jeb Bush's 'anti-everything' scolding of GOP

      03/25/13 Blog Alex Leary

      A Democratic super PAC has turned Jeb Bush's CPAC speech bemoaning Republicans for being "anti-everything" into a fundrasing appeal.

    9. Sally Bradshaw on Republican Party woes: Women 'have to have a seat at the table'

      03/18/13 Blog Alex Leary

      The Republican National Committee this morning released a detailed report of the party's image and policy problems, and Florida strategist Sally Bradshaw highlighted a big one: women.

    10. Jeb Bush a big loser at CPAC?

      03/17/13 Blog

      Ouch. Politico taps Marco Rubio as one of the big winners of the weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference and Jeb Bush as a big loser, suggesting it's a good thing for Bush that he had Al Cardenas take him off the …