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'''James Richard "Rick" Perry''' (b. 1950) has served as the [[Republican]] Governor of [[Texas]] from December 2000, when he succeeded then-Governor [[George W. Bush]] and was elected to full four year terms in 2002 and 2006. He easily won unprecedented third term in November 2010, after defeating by a wide margin the [[RINO]] Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] in the GOP primary in March.

'''James Richard "Rick" Perry''' (b. 1950) has served as the [[Republican]] Governor of [[Texas]] from December 2000, when he succeeded then-Governor [[George W. Bush]] and was elected to full four year terms in 2002 and 2006. He easily won an unprecedented third term in November 2010, after defeating by a wide margin the [[RINO]] Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] in the GOP primary in March.

==Career==

==Career==

A former Democratic state legislator who became a Republican in 1989, Perry was elected to a full term as governor in 2002, which he served, and then reelected to another full term in 2006 with only 39 percent of the vote.  Previously he served as the agriculture commissioner (1991-1999), reflecting his background as a college graduate with a degree in animal science.

A former Democratic state legislator who became a Republican in 1989, Perry was elected to a full term as governor in 2002, which he served, and then reelected to another full term in 2006 with only 39 percent of the vote.  Previously he served as the agriculture commissioner (1991-1999), reflecting his background as a college graduate with a degree in animal science.