He was elected in November 1994 and reelected in November 1998. He served a total of almost six years before resigning in December 2000 (after being elected U. S. President).
His Lt. Gov., Rick Perry, took over as Texas Governor at that time and, eight years later, broke the record for time served as Governor of Texas. If he's reelected in 2014, he could double the old record.
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When first elected as president George W. Bush was the Governor of Texas.
George W. Bush was Governor of Texas at the time he was elected President in 2000.
President George W. Bush is the US president that was twice elected the governor of Texas. He served as governor from January 17, 1995 to December 21, 2000.
George Bush defeated Ann Richards for governor of Texas.
He was the governor of Texas, elected to that position in 1994.
George W. Bush was elected from Texas. Although he is not from Texas, him and his father claim to be Texans.
George W. Bush was elected from the state of Texas.
George Bush was Texas Governor from 1995-2000, when he resigned to run for President.
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Texas. Bush was governor of Texas before he ran for President.
George W. Bush, born in Connecticut, was governor of Texas before he took the White House in 2000, and was then elected president in the 2004 election.
Rick Perry assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry first ran & was elected Governor of Texas in 2002.