Upon taking office, Bush pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut program and the No Child Left Behind Act, a major education reform bill. He became the fourth person to be elected president without a popular vote victory. Bush was elected president in 2000 when he defeated Democratic incumbent Vice President Al Gore after a narrow and contested win that involved a Supreme Court decision to stop a recount in Florida. Bush also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the U.S. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system.
He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating incumbent Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. House of Representatives shortly thereafter. Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. After graduating from Yale College in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. Bush, was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.īush flew warplanes in the Texas and Alabama Air National Guard. He was born into the Bush family his father, George H. A member of the Republican Party, Bush previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
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