Nov. 2 - Re-elected Governor, def.
Bill White (D) by 55% to 42%.
Nov. 15 - Fed Up
(Little, Brown & Co.). Nov. 18 - Elected RGA chair. |
July 1 - Undergoes spinal fusion
surgery. Aug. 13 - Announces candidacy in Charleston, SC. |
Jan. 19 - Announces
suspension of campaign. |
July 8 - Announces
will not
run for re-election. |
Jan. 20 - On Inauguration Day, Perry will be 66 years, 10 months old. |
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Dec. 21 - Becomes Governor upon
resignation of George. W. Bush. |
Elected Governor, def. Tony Sanchez
(D) by 57.8% to 40.0%. |
Re-elected
Governor
def.
Chris
Bell
(D),
Carole K. Strayhorn
(I) and Kinky Friedman (I) by 39% to 29.8%, 18.1% and 12.4%. |
Nov.
30
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Named
chairman
of
the Republican Governors
Association. |
Feb. 12 - On My Honor (Stroud
&
Hall). |
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Elected Texas
Commissioner of Agriculture def. Jim Hightower by 49% to 47%. |
Re-elected
Commissioner
of
Agriculture. |
Elected
Lt. Gov. def. John Sharp (D) by 50% to 48%. |
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Nov.
6 - Marries
Anita Thigpen. |
Elected
to the Texas House. |
Re-elected. |
Re-elected. |
Switches
to
the
Republican
Party. |
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Graduates
from Texas A&M University. 1972-77 Serves in the U.S. Air Force flying C-130s. |
Finishes
4
1/2
years
flying
C-130s. |
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Earns Eagle Scout rank in the Boy
Scouts. |
Graduates from Paint Creek High
School. |
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Born March 4, 1950 in Paint Creek, TX. |
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