Compare And Contrast George Walker Bush And Rick Perry

James Richard “Rick” Perry (born March 5, 1950) served as the 47th Governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015. It was in December 2000 that Perry became the official Governor of Texas (stepping up from being the Lieutenant Governor since 1998), since the then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become the President of the United States. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Though both of these Republican politicians share some mannerisms and characteristics, their Governing styles were pretty different. Perry, contrary to his West Texas counterpart, was much more conservative. While Bush injected millions of dollars into education while, Perry slashed Texas’s education budget. That is just one example of how their governing styles differed. Governor Rick Perry became the first Texas Governor to be elected to three four-year terms. In his campaigns, Perry racked up money contributions adding up

Bush declared his candidacy for the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election, his campaign focused of four things: welfare reform, crime reduction, tort reform, and education improvement. In the course of his campaign against popular Democratic candidate Governor Ann Richards, he promised to sign a bill allowing Texans to have permits allowing for the procession of concealed guns. During his tenure, Bush used a budget surplus to extend government funding to organizations geared towards educating the youth about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Consequentially, Texas ranked near the bottom in environmental evaluations. During his tenure, however, Texas took a step toward becoming the leading prouder of wind powered electricity in the United States. Bush was the first governor in Texas History to be elected to two consecutive four-year terms. His second term was very much faith oriented, proclaiming June 10, 2000 to be Jesus Day. Within a year, Bush decided to seek the 2000 Republican presidential