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Line 20: − |former=y+ + − '''James Richard "Rick" Perry''' (born March 4, 1950) has served as the [[Republican]] Governor of [[Texas]] since 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 full term in November 2010, after defeating by a wide margin U.S. Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] in the GOP primary in March and then the [[Democratic]] former mayor of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Bill White, in the general election.+ − − − On June 4, 2015, Perry announced that he was running for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/04/former-texas-gov-rick-perry-to-join-2016-gop-field/</ref>+ Line 66:
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'''James Richard "Rick" Perry''' (born March 4, 1950) is the 14th [[United States Secretary of Energy]], serving under Republican President [[Donald Trump]]. Previously, he served under a variety of positions, most notably as the [[Republican]] Governor of [[Texas]] from December 21, 2000, when he succeeded then-Governor [[George W. Bush]], until January 20, 2015. He was elected to full four-year terms in 2002, 2006 and 2010, when he easily won an unprecedented third full term after defeating—by a wide margin—U.S. Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] in the GOP primary in March and then the [[Democratic]] former mayor of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Bill White, in the general election.
In August 2011, Perry entered the [[presidential election 2012|2012 race for President]]. Perry dropped out of the race in January 2012 and supported [[Newt Gingrich]].
In August 2011, Perry entered the [[presidential election 2012|2012 race for President]]. Perry dropped out of the race in January 2012, and supported [[Newt Gingrich]].
Perry unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/04/former-texas-gov-rick-perry-to-join-2016-gop-field/</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
[[Category:2012 Presidential Candidates]]
[[Category:2012 Presidential Candidates]]
[[Category:2016 Presidential Candidates]]
[[Category:2016 Presidential Candidates]]
[[Category:Trump Cabinet]]