Nov. 2-Re-elected Governor, def. Bill White (D) by 55% to 42%. Fed Up (Little, Brown). Elected RGA chair. |
Aug. 13-Announces
candidacy in Charleston, SC. |
Jan. 20-On Inauguration Day, Perry will be 62
years, 10
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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) with 39% of the vote. |
Nov. 30-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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© 2011 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action |