"Hispanic" Bush Enters Politics
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:20 pm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-us ... 4961.story
George P. Bush files to run for Texas office
SAN ANTONIO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - George P. Bush, a son of a
governor and a nephew and grandson to U.S. presidents, has filed
to run statewide in Texas, the latest member of the powerful
political family to seek elected office.
Bush, 37, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and
his Mexican-born wife, Columba, is seen by some as a
transformative figure - a Hispanic candidate for a Republican
Party that wants to appeal to the growing and increasingly
influential electorate of Latino voters.
Bush filed on Tuesday to run for Texas Land Commissioner, a
position which, among other duties, manages the Alamo in San
Antonio - a symbol of the often contentious relationship between
Mexicans and Anglos in Texas. The current land commissioner is
running for lieutenant governor.
"This certainly helps the Republican Party present an image
of a party that not only seeks Hispanic votes but is running
Hispanics for office," Mark P. Jones, a political analyst at
Rice University in Houston, told Reuters.
George P. Bush files to run for Texas office
SAN ANTONIO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - George P. Bush, a son of a
governor and a nephew and grandson to U.S. presidents, has filed
to run statewide in Texas, the latest member of the powerful
political family to seek elected office.
Bush, 37, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and
his Mexican-born wife, Columba, is seen by some as a
transformative figure - a Hispanic candidate for a Republican
Party that wants to appeal to the growing and increasingly
influential electorate of Latino voters.
Bush filed on Tuesday to run for Texas Land Commissioner, a
position which, among other duties, manages the Alamo in San
Antonio - a symbol of the often contentious relationship between
Mexicans and Anglos in Texas. The current land commissioner is
running for lieutenant governor.
"This certainly helps the Republican Party present an image
of a party that not only seeks Hispanic votes but is running
Hispanics for office," Mark P. Jones, a political analyst at
Rice University in Houston, told Reuters.
