About Governor Rick Perry
Texas Governor, Rick Perry has held his office longer than anyone else in the United States except for the Governor of Iowa, Terry Bransrad. The Republican was elected to office in 2000 following George W. Bush's resignation as Governor to become the President. At the time Rick Perry was the lieutenant governor. It wasn't difficult to transition from Governor Bush to Governor Perry. They are very similar in that they are both devout Christian conservatives who frequently blur the line between religion and politics.
Perry holds the record for being the second longest serving Governor in Texas, having broken both Bill Clements' total service record of eight years (over two non consecutive terms) in Dec. 2008 and Allan Shivers' total service record of seven and on half years in Jun. 2008. In Dec. 2008 Perry was the only governor in recent Texas history to have appointed a minimum one person to every possible commission, board, or state office position for which an appointment by the Governor is required, in addition to many different elected offices that the governor can appoint somebody to fill an unexpired term, like six of the nine current members of the Texas Supreme Court.
In 2010, Perry defeated businesswoman and the Republican Party Chairwoman from Wharton County, Debra Medina and United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to win the 2010 Republican primary election. Perry won reelection to his third term in the 2010 election for Governor of Texas and defeated Kathie Glass and former Houston mayor Bill White.
Perry has stated that he's not interested in running for President when questioned about his political future. However, Perry made his first public comment in May 2011 when he suggested that he might consider running for the presidency following the close of the Texas legislative session in 2011, but then stated something to the effect that he considers many things.
Perry maybe gave the strongest indicator yet in June 2011 that he may be taking the proposition of running for President in 2012 more seriously. That was when he appeared on a national news channel and reported to the host that he was strongly considering running for the President. When he was questioned about his previous statements about not being interested in running for president, the host asked Perry what had changed. Perry responded that six weeks ago, the presidency wasn't on his mind, but since then, his supports and his wife have asked him to reconsider because our nation is in trouble.
Perry holds the record for being the second longest serving Governor in Texas, having broken both Bill Clements' total service record of eight years (over two non consecutive terms) in Dec. 2008 and Allan Shivers' total service record of seven and on half years in Jun. 2008. In Dec. 2008 Perry was the only governor in recent Texas history to have appointed a minimum one person to every possible commission, board, or state office position for which an appointment by the Governor is required, in addition to many different elected offices that the governor can appoint somebody to fill an unexpired term, like six of the nine current members of the Texas Supreme Court.
In 2010, Perry defeated businesswoman and the Republican Party Chairwoman from Wharton County, Debra Medina and United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to win the 2010 Republican primary election. Perry won reelection to his third term in the 2010 election for Governor of Texas and defeated Kathie Glass and former Houston mayor Bill White.
Perry has stated that he's not interested in running for President when questioned about his political future. However, Perry made his first public comment in May 2011 when he suggested that he might consider running for the presidency following the close of the Texas legislative session in 2011, but then stated something to the effect that he considers many things.
Perry maybe gave the strongest indicator yet in June 2011 that he may be taking the proposition of running for President in 2012 more seriously. That was when he appeared on a national news channel and reported to the host that he was strongly considering running for the President. When he was questioned about his previous statements about not being interested in running for president, the host asked Perry what had changed. Perry responded that six weeks ago, the presidency wasn't on his mind, but since then, his supports and his wife have asked him to reconsider because our nation is in trouble.