Rick Perry
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Is the Texas Lottery's credibility at stake in Willis case?...agreed with their general counsel's position. He describes the clerk as an agent of the lottery. The commissioners, appointed by GOP Gov. Rick Perry, didn't publicly address the case, though I saw at least one of them talk to Willis during... In this article: Rick Perry, GOP, Kay Bailey Hutchison, San Antonio, Houston, and Texas |
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CBS | 2 days ago
Perry's out-of-state 'general' has a Texas history
...election because Rove was trying to drive up Hispanic turnout for Bush even if it meant more votes for Perry's Democratic opponent. Perry just eked out a victory over Comptroller John Sharp. "Their goal was to get 70 percent of the Hispanic...
In this article: Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican Party, Tom Craddick, George W. Bush, and San Antonio
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | 3 days ago
Perry leads Texas GOP fight against climate bill
In this article: Texas, Coal, Natural gas, Tax, Global warming, 1990 Clean Air Act, Carbon, Rodney Ellis, and U.S. Senate
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Perry leads Texas GOP fight against climate bill
...contributions from industry folks or these people he spends time with at the country club and he's going to say what they want him to say." Perry, locked in a tough primary re-election fight with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison - who...
In this article: Texas, Global warming, Carbon, Washington, Coal, Natural gas, and Tax
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AP Online | November 19, 2009
Texas executes inmate after Perry refuses reprieve
...Pardons and Paroles that Thompson's punishment was not fair and the panel voted 5-2 to recommend his sentence be commuted to life. Gov. Rick Perry was not obliged to follow that recommendation. The execution was carried out Thursday...
In this article: Texas, Parole, Huntsville, and Houston
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Houston Chronicle | 6 days ago
Why White will join race for governor
...is delighted at the prospect of the switch. They think Perry is vulnerable, but the two biggest Democratic stars, White and former Comptroller John Sharp, were slugging it out for the Senate. Party officials were worried that the gains...
In this article: Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Texas, and Barack Obama
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Houston Chronicle | October 31, 2009
Favorite to succeed Hutchison would make history
...U.S. senator from Texas. If chosen by Gov. Rick Perry, Williams also would be the only black Republican in a Senate where the GOP is battling the nation's first black president on health care and global warming. The only other black senator...
In this article: Michael Williams, Kay Bailey Hutchison, GOP, Texas, David Dewhurst, U.S. senator, John Cornyn, and Global warming
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Gawker | September 18, 2009
Just Don't Watch Cable News This Weekend, Please [Weekend Warriors]
...pledged to attend, as has Newt Gingrich. And crypto-secessionist Texas governor Rick Perry has asked that his name be removed from the ballot for the conference's GOP 2012 nomination straw poll. The good news is that Mitt Romney, who has...
In this article: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Left Wing, Conservatism, Carrie Prejean, Talking Points Memo, Newt Gingrich, and Sarah Palin
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MSNBC.com | November 12, 2009
GOP watch: Bush speaks in Dallas
...to organizers. " Speaking of Texas… "Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of 'punishing' Texas and being "hell-bent" on turning the United States into a socialist country," Politico says. "Speaking at a...
In this article: Republican Party, George W. Bush, Lindsey Graham, Dallas, Texas, South Carolina, Southern Methodist University, and Barack Obama
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Politico.com: Politics '08 | November 11, 2009
Perry: Obama 'hell-bent' on socialism
...Requires Adobe Flash Player. Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of "punishing" Texas and being "hell-bent" on turning the United States into a socialist country. Speaking at a luncheon for a Midland...
In this article: Washington, D.C., Texas, Socialism, Adobe Flash Player, GOP, Barack Obama, and Presidio County
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Washington Monthly | November 12, 2009
Perry 'hell bent' on pleasing right-wing base
...to impress the Tea Party crowd. Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of "punishing" Texas and being "hell-bent" on turning the United States into a socialist country. [...] Perry ... accused the Obama...
In this article: Texas, Washington, Presidio County, Socialism, GOP, and George Orwell
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James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is a Republican politician and the current Governor of Texas.
Elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998, he assumed office as governor in December 2000 when Governor George W. Bush resigned before his inauguration as President of the United States. Perry was elected to two full terms in 2002 and 2006.
Perry served as chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2008, succeeding Sonny Perdue of Georgia. He now serves as Finance Chair.
Perry has broken all prior records in terms of Texas gubernatorial tenure, breaking Allan Shivers' consecutive service record of 7 1/2 years in June 2008 and Bill Clements' total service record of eight years (over two non-consecutive terms) in December 2008. As a result, according to the Dallas Morning News, Perry has had the distinction of being the only governor in modern Texas history to have appointed at least one person to every possible state office, board, or commission position to which a Governor of Texas can appoint someone (as well as to several elected offices to which the governor can appoint someone to fill an unexpired term, such as five of the nine current members of the Texas Supreme Court). Should Perry complete his current term in 2010, he will become the first Governor of Texas to complete two consecutive four-year terms.
Perry has announced his intention to run for an unprecedented third consecutive four-year term in 2010. He faces a challenge in the Republican primary election from U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas Secession candidate Larry Kilgore, and Wharton County Republican Party Chairwoman Debra Medina.
- Birth Date:
- March 04, 1950
- Birthplace:
- Paint Creek, Texas
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Spouse:
- Anita Thigpen Perry
- Residence:
- Austin, Texas
- University Attended:
- Texas A&M University
- Occupation:
- Political aide, legislator
- Political party:
- Office:
- Governor of Texas
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