George P. Bush
George Prescott Bush (born
April 24,
1976) is the eldest of three children of
Florida governor Jeb Bush and his wife
Columba. Consequently, he is also the nephew of
President George W. Bush and the grandson of former President
George H. W. Bush.
His mother, Columba, was born in
Mexico, and his heritage has made him a popular figure with
Hispanic voters. Bush has an
undergraduate degree from
Rice University and earned a
Juris Doctor degree from the
University of Texas in
2003. He married a law school classmate, Amanda Williams, in August
2004. He practices law in
Dallas.
He campaigned for his uncle during the
2000 presidential campaign, and also spoke at the
2004 Republican National Convention.
Bush has been outspoken on certain issues. In August 2004, during a trip to Mexico sponsored by the group
Republicans Abroad, he called
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez a
dictator and criticized the U.S. Border Patrol's use of guns which fire plastic pellets packed with chili powder.
Bush was quoted as telling Mexican media, "If there has been American approval for this policy, that is reprehensible. It's kind of barbarous."
He said the guns use were entirely due to "some local INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service guy who's trying to be tough, act macho." [
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Bush went to high-school with popular musical artist
Enrique Iglesias at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami.
Like his grandfather, Bush was a walk-on to the varsity baseball team, although he only played for a season.
Bush was mostly shielded from media attention for the remainder of his college years.
# Contreras, Russell. "Georgeous George".
The Austin Chronicle. August 11, 2000.[
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