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[[Image:Ross Perot 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Ross Perot campaigning for President in 1992.]]'''Ross Perot''' (born 1930), entrepreneur, and independent presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996. Perot became a major figure in the 1992 presidential election through his forceful personality, his crusading style against the [[corruption]] of federal deficits, and his articulation of many people's anger and frustration with the political system. His money brought him fame, credibility, and a large, well-paid staff.
[[Image:Ross Perot 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Ross Perot campaigning for President in 1992.]]'''Ross Perot''' (born 1930), entrepreneur, and independent presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996. Perot became a major figure in the 1992 presidential election through his forceful personality, his crusading style against [[free trade]! agreements advocated by both major party candidates, federal deficits, and his articulation of many people's anger and frustration with job loss and the political system. His money brought him fame, credibility, and a large, well-paid staff.
==Business==
==Business==
He became a billionaire as head of the computer company Electronic Data Systems, which held very large contracts with the federal government for processing Medicare and Medicaid claims. He sold it to General Motors for a vast sum and a seat on the GM board. GM could not handle such an unconventional outsider, and they bought him out for another large sum. By 1992 his portfolio of holdings added up into the billions, making him one of the two richest political figures of the era.<ref>The other was [[Michael Bloomberg]], currently mayor of New York City. [[Henry A. Wallace]] reached the billionaire status after he left politics.</ref>
He became a billionaire as head of the computer company Electronic Data Systems, which held very large contracts with the federal government for processing Medicare and Medicaid claims. He sold it to General Motors for a vast sum and a seat on the GM board. GM could not handle such an unconventional outsider, and they bought him out for another large sum. By 1992 his portfolio of holdings added up into the billions, making him one of the two richest political figures of the era.<ref>The other was [[Michael Bloomberg]], currently mayor of New York City. [[Henry A. Wallace]] reached the billionaire status after he left politics.</ref>