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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Fund-raising letter confirms George P. Bush looking at land commissioner race (Texas) George P. Bush, a Fort Worth attorney and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is considering a run for Texas Land Commissioner in 2014. In a letter posted on the Tampa Bay Times website Wednesday, Jeb Bush asked supporters to donate to his son's campaign for the Texas office, whose responsibility includes managing the state's land and mineral rights, veterans affairs and historical archives, and protecting the coast. "George's experience and skills match the job. In business, he has helped build a successful real estate fund business, and practiced law," Jeb Bush wrote in the letter. George P. Bush, who co-founded the Hispanic Republicans of Texas and also runs a consulting firm, filed paperwork last week with the Texas Ethics Commission indicating his intent to file for public office, but he did not disclose which one. Bush has still not officially announced which office he will seek. Jerry Patterson, the current Land Commissioner, is running for lieutenant governor in 2014. Political veteran Bush, the Republican Party of Texas' deputy finance chairman, has been involved in politics for years. He served as a surrogate speaker for his uncle George W. Bush as well as Mitt Romney during their presidential campaigns. He was also involved in his father's three gubernatorial races in Florida, according to the Republic Party of Texas website. "He has the blood of politics in his veins but he also has Hispanic blood," said Juan Hernandez, friend and cofounder of the Hispanic Republicans of Texas. "It's very important to seek the Hispanic vote and what better way than getting Hispanics elected in our state. It is exciting that he himself would now decide to run." Arlington City Councilman Robert Rivera has known Bush the past several years and has participated in events hosted by both the Hispanic Republicans of Texas and the Hispanic Leadership Alliance, another group Bush helped found. Last month, Rivera and Bush visited the Rio Grande Valley as part of a conservative outreach effort in a predominantly Hispanic, democratic stronghold. "With his considerable interest and understanding of state issues, it was inevitable that he would run for public office. I'm confident in his ability and know that he will represent and serve Texas well in any elected office he decides to run for," Rivera said Wednesday. A rising star Bush is a founding partner of St. Augustine Partners Llc. in Fort Worth, which provides investing, brokering and consulting services for oil and gas industry companies, according to his biography. His involvement with local nonprofit organizations includes heading a $30 million capital campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters in North Texas and serving as chairman of the Fort Worth board for the Dallas-based charter school, Uplift Education. Last year, Bush served nine months in Afghanistan as a Navy Reserve intelligence officer, his father wrote to potential campaign donors. Part of the Hispanic Republicans of Texas's mission is to recruit, support and elect Hispanics -- who make up about 37 percent of the state's population -- to public office, according to the group's website. Bush, who speaks Spanish, is considered a rising star among Hispanic conservatives. His mother, Columba Bush, was born in Mexico and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Hispanic outreach "Having someone of Mexican-American descent in that seat does have a positive influence in attracting Hispanics to the Republican Party," Rivera said. "His political future is open-ended. He literally is someone that has the potential of serving the state as governor and possibly one day president. These are realistic opportunities for him." Hernandez said recruiting strong Hispanic candidates will be important to the Republican Party over the next two years. "We were defeated and most experts say it was because we Republicans did not seek out the Hispanic vote as we should have," he said. "It has become more clear to everyone the importance of inviting Hispanics to sit at the table and participate in the process in both parties." Two years ago, the Hispanic Republicans of Texas helped elect five Hispanic conservatives to the state House of Representatives when previously there had been none, Hernandez said. "People say Texas is a very conservative state and Hispanics don't have a chance. We proved that wrong," Hernandez said. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Wrong. What's important to the GOP is to have a basic platform that appeals to all Americans ( not special interests) which revolves around precepts like small gov't, personal liberty, fiscal responsibility. One that is not Dem Party Light.
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