Rick Perry
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In office
March 2, 2017 ? December 1, 2019
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President
| Donald Trump
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Deputy
| Dan Brouillette
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Preceded by
| Ernest Moniz
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Succeeded by
| Dan Brouillette
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In office
December 21, 2000 ? January 20, 2015
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Lieutenant
| Bill Ratliff
David Dewhurst
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Preceded by
| George W. Bush
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Succeeded by
| Greg Abbott
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In office
January 19, 1999 ? December 21, 2000
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Governor
| George W. Bush
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Preceded by
| Bob Bullock
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Succeeded by
| Bill Ratliff
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In office
January 15, 1991 ? January 19, 1999
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Governor
| Ann Richards
George W. Bush
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Preceded by
| Jim Hightower
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Succeeded by
| Susan Combs
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In office
January 8, 1985 ? January 8, 1991
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Preceded by
| Joe Hanna
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Succeeded by
| John Cook
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Born
| James Richard Perry
(
1950-03-04
)
March 4, 1950
(age 74)
Haskell
,
Texas
,
U.S.
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Political party
| Republican
(1989?present)
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Other political
affiliations
| Democratic
(Before 1989)
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Spouse(s)
| Anita Thigpen
(m. 1982)
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Children
| 2
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Education
| Texas A&M University, College Station
(
BS
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Website
| Official website
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Allegiance
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United States
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Branch/service
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United States Air Force
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Years of service
| 1972?1977
[1]
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Rank
| Captain
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Unit
| 772nd Tactical Airlift Squadron
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James Richard "Rick" Perry
(born March 4, 1950) is an American former politician. He was the 14th
United States Secretary of Energy
from March 2, 2017 through December 1, 2019. He was the
Governor of Texas
from 2000 to 2015. He is a
Republican
. He became governor when
George W. Bush
became President, and has been elected three more times. Perry was the longest governor in the United States for 14 years.
On December 13, 2016, then-
President-elect
Donald Trump
nominated Perry to serve as
United States Secretary of Energy
during his administration.
[2]
He was confirmed by the
United States senate
on March 2, 2017.
Perry was born in
Haskell
,
Texas
. His parents were Joseph Perry and Amelia Holt. He grew up in
West Texas
and studied at
Texas A&M University
. During his early years, he was a farmer and a pilot.
In 1984, Perry was elected to the
Texas House of Representatives
as a
Democrat
from district 64, which included his home county of
Haskell
. He served on the House Appropriations and Calendars committees during his three two-year terms in office.
In 1990, as a newly Republican, Perry challenged
Jim Hightower
, the
incumbent
Democratic
Agriculture Commissioner
.
Karl Rove
was Perry’s campaign manager.
[3]
Perry won the election.
In April 1993, Perry, while serving as Texas agriculture commissioner, expressed support for the effort to reform the nation's health care, describing it as "most commendable".
[4]
In 1994, Perry was reelected Agriculture Commissioner by a large margin.
In 1998, Perry chose not to seek a third term as Agriculture Commissioner, running instead for
Lieutenant Governor
to succeed the retiring Democrat
Bob Bullock
. He won the election.
Perry assumed the office of governor on December 21, 2000, following the resignation of
George W. Bush
? who was preparing to become
President of the United States
. In the 2001 legislative session, Perry set a record for his use of the
veto
, rejecting 82 acts, more than
any other governor in any single legislative session in the history of the state since
Reconstruction
.
[5]
[6]
[7]
He was elected again in 2002. In 2002, Perry described the Texas same-sex
anti-sodomy law
as "appropriate".
[8]
Perry's campaigns for lieutenant governor and governor focused on a
tough stance on crime
. He has supported
block grants
for crime programs.
[9]
In 2007, Perry signed a law ending automatic arrest for
cannabis
possession.
[10]
Perry supports the
death penalty
.
[11]
In June 2002, he vetoed a ban on the
execution
of
mentally retarded
inmates.
[9]
As of September 18, 2014, there have been 278 executions since Perry first took office in December 2000.
[12]
Perry was re-elected in 2006 and in 2010. In 2014, Perry announced that he would not run for a fourth term.
[13]
On August 15, 2014, Perry was
indicted
by a
grand jury
on
felony
charges for
abuse of power
. He was accused of threatening a Democratic
District Attorney
who had been convicted of
drunk driving
to resign by threatening to
veto
funding for state public corruption prosecutors.
[14]
[15]
[16]
The indictment received some support and also wide criticism from all sides of the political parties, and editorial criticism from major US newspapers.
Perry also ran for
President of the United States
in the 2012 Republican primaries.
[17]
He was one of the last candidates to enter the race. He was a frontrunner for the nomination during the first month of his campaign, but he did not do well in many of the debates. On January 19, 2012, Perry withdrew his campaign and endorsed
Newt Gingrich
.
On June 4, 2015, Perry officially announced his bid with a new web site and a press conference at Addison Airport outside Dallas, Texas.
[18]
[19]
[20]
Perry then announced his candidacy at the scheduled press conference.
[21]
On September 11, 2015, Perry dropped out of the race after poor polling after the first debate.
[22]
He later announced his support for
Ted Cruz
and later
Donald Trump
for president.
2018 Texas United States senate race
[
change
|
change source
]
Perry has been mentioned as a possible challenger to U.S. Senator and fellow 2016 Republican
presidential candidate
Ted Cruz
in 2018.
[23]
Speculation about Cruz being challenged in the Republican primary arose during the
2016 Republican National Convention
, when Cruz refused to endorse
Donald Trump
, the eventual Republican presidential nominee, whom Perry had endorsed after Cruz suspended his campaign.
[24]
In a poll conducted from August 12 to 14 of that year by
Public Policy Polling
, Perry had a 46%-37% lead over Cruz.
[25]
In November 2016, Perry declined to enter the senate race and endorsed Cruz in the elections.
United States Secretary of Energy (2017–2019)
[
change
|
change source
]
On December 12, 2016, multiple sources reported that Perry is to be nominated by
President-elect of the United States
Trump to serve as
Secretary
of the
United States Department of Energy
.
[26]
His nomination was approved by a 16-7 vote from the
United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on January 31, 2017.
[27]
On March 2, 2017, Perry was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 62-37 vote.
On October 17, 2019, Perry told Trump he would resign by the end of the year.
[28]
He officially stepped down on December 1, 2019.
A July 25, 2019 telephone call between Trump and
Ukraine
president
Volodymyr Zelensky
led in September to
a whistleblower complaint
and an
impeachment inquiry
against Trump. Two weeks after the inquiry was launched, Trump claimed in a conference call with Congressional Republican leaders that he had only made the telephone call at Perry's urging.
[29]
Perry denied ever mentioning
Joe Biden
in his discussions with Trump or Ukrainian officials.
[30]
Although Perry is a
Methodist
, he now attends an Evangelical "megachurch".
[31]
He is also an
Eagle Scout
. Perry married
Anita Thigpen
in 1982. Together, they have two children.
On August 30, 2016, Perry was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on
season 23
of
Dancing with the Stars
. He was partnered with professional dancer
Emma Slater
.
[32]
Perry and Slater were eliminated on the third week of competition and finished in 12th place.
[33]
- ↑
Kudlow, Larry (March 6, 2015).
"Captain Rick Perry: Time for a military man in the White House?"
.
CNBC
. Retrieved
13 September
2016
.
- ↑
"Major Garrett: Donald Trump chooses Rick Perry to be energy secretary"
.
www.cbsnews.com
.
- ↑
Bickerstaff, Steve (2010).
Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom DeLay
. University of Texas Press. p. 21.
ISBN
9780292783058
.
- ↑
Ashford-Grooms, Meghan (September 24, 2011).
"Ron Paul says Rick Perry wrote a letter supporting Hillarycare"
.
Austin American-Statesman
/
PolitiFact.com
. Retrieved
October 18,
2011
.
- ↑
"The Executive Branch: Budgetary Powers"
Archived
2014-02-23 at the
Wayback Machine
,
Texas Politics
,
University of Texas at Austin
, retrieved June 20, 2011
- ↑
"The Limits of the Veto"
Archived
2014-02-28 at the
Wayback Machine
,
Texas Politics
,
University of Texas at Austin
, retrieved June 20, 2011
- ↑
Aaronson, Becca (June 17, 2011).
"Vetoes ? Then and Now"
.
The Texas Tribune
. Austin
. Retrieved
June 20,
2011
.
- ↑
"Perry calls sodomy law 'appropriate
'
"
.
Houston Chronicle
. Associated Press. December 4, 2002. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2012
. Retrieved
August 19,
2011
.
- ↑
9.0
9.1
"Public Notes on 01-NGA10"
.
On The Issues
. September 14, 2001
. Retrieved
August 18,
2011
.
- ↑
Yoder, Steve (November 7, 2011).
"The GOP, 'tough on crime' no more?"
Salon
.
- ↑
Thomas, Evan; Brant, Martha (November 10, 2007).
"Injection of Reflection"
.
Newsweek
. Retrieved
June 22,
2008
.
- ↑
"Death Row Information: Executed Offenders"
. Texas Dept of Criminal Justice
. Retrieved
October 11,
2014
.
- ↑
"Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces he will not seek re-election in 2014"
. KTRK. July 8, 2013. Archived from
the original
on July 11, 2013
. Retrieved
July 8,
2013
.
- ↑
"Perry indicted"
.
Washington Post
. August 15, 2014. Archived from
the original
on August 16, 2014
. Retrieved
August 31,
2017
.
- ↑
"Texas Governor Rick Perry indicted by grand jury"
. Archived from
the original
on August 15, 2014
. Retrieved
August 15,
2014
.
- ↑
"Texas Gov. Rick Perry is indicted"
.
LA times
. Retrieved
August 16,
2014
.
- ↑
"HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News"
.
HuffPost
.
- ↑
Weissert, Will; Peoples, Steve (4 June 2015).
"Rick Perry announces 2016 bid, a re-do from 2012"
. Associated Press. Archived from
the original
on 2015-06-10
. Retrieved
2015-06-04
.
- ↑
Bradner, Eric (June 4, 2015).
"Rick Perry launches comeback bid for White House - CNNPolitics.com"
.
CNN
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ↑
Camia, Catalina; Jervis, Rick (4 June 2015).
"Rick Perry launches 2016 presidential campaign"
.
USA TODAY
. Retrieved
2015-06-04
.
- ↑
Beckwith , Ryan Teague; Rhodan, Maya (June 4, 2015).
"Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid"
.
Time
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
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Tribune, The Texas; Livingston, Aman Batheja, Patrick Svitek and Abby (11 September 2015).
"Rick Perry Suspends Presidential Campaign"
.
The Texas Tribune
.
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- ↑
Barrouquere, Brett (August 25, 2016).
"Ted Cruz eyeing 2020, but must clear Rick Perry, others for re-election"
.
Houston Chronicle
. Retrieved
August 25,
2016
.
- ↑
Carney, Jordain (August 24, 2016).
"Trump: Rick Perry would 'do well' against Cruz"
.
The Hill
. Retrieved
August 25,
2016
.
- ↑
"2018 Texas Republican Primary Pollings"
(PDF)
.
Public Policy Polling
. August 17, 2016
. Retrieved
August 25,
2016
.
- ↑
"Rick Perry tapped to be energy secretary under Donald Trump, reports say"
.
mcclatchydc
.
- ↑
Wolfgang, Ben (January 31, 2017).
"Rick Perry, Ryan Zinke clear Senate committee with bipartisan support"
.
The Washington Times
. Retrieved
January 31,
2017
.
- ↑
Haberman, Maggie; Friedman, Lisa (2019-10-17).
"Perry Tells Trump He Will Resign as Energy Secretary"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2019-10-17
.
- ↑
"Trump blames Energy Secretary Rick Perry for Ukraine call at center of impeachment inquiry"
.
NBC News
. October 6, 2019
. Retrieved
October 6,
2019
.
- ↑
Calicchio, Dom (October 6, 2019).
"Rick Perry denies discussing Bidens with Trump or Ukraine officials: reports"
.
Fox News
. Retrieved
October 6,
2019
.
- ↑
"www.statesman.com"
.
- ↑
"
'DWTS' 2016 Celebrity Cast Revealed: Ryan Lochte, Amber Rose, Rick Perry Among Star Lineup"
.
Good Morning America: Yahoo
. August 30, 2016. Archived from
the original
on August 30, 2016
. Retrieved
August 30,
2016
.
- ↑
"
'Dancing with the Stars' Results Live Blog: The Second Elimination"
.
buddytv.com
. September 27, 2016
. Retrieved
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2016
.
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