[Information presented does not reflect my own views]
Brief info!
Rick Perry
- Birthplace: Paint Creek, Texas
- Family: Anita Thigpen Perry (wife); Children: Griffin and Sydney
- Religion: Methodist
- Job before candidacy: Texas governor.
- Political experience: governor for 10 years; former member of the Texas House of Representatives, has never run for president.
- Most recent book written: "Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America From Washington" (2010)
Perry became
governor of Texas in 2000 when George W. Bush resigned to become the United States president. He started his political career in 1984 as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party in 1989. He described as a fiscal conservative and is an opponent of President Obama’s health care reform, which Perry labels as socialistic.
Mitt Romney
Birthplace: Detroit.
Family: Ann Romney (wife); Children: Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig
Religion: Mormon
Job before candidacy: Keynote speeches, GOP fundraising.
Political experience: Presidential candidate, 2008; governor of Massachusetts, 2003-2007; candidate for U.S. Senate in 1994.
Most recent book written: "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness" (2010)
After graduating with degrees in law and business administration from Harvard University in 1975, Romney began working at Bain and Co., consulting firm. In 1984, when founder Bill Bain decided to spin off a related private equity firm, he tapped Romney to serve as CEO and co-founder.
More about all the 2012 canidates will be posted at a later time.
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