George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976 in Texas)[1] is an attorney and real estate developer, who is the eldest of three children of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his wife Columba. He is the nephew of the forty-third President of the United States, George W. Bush, and the grandson of the forty-first President of the United States, George H. W. Bush.
He practiced law in Dallas until 2005, then joined N3 Capital, a real estate investment company in Fort Worth, Texas. N3 Capital has since moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas and changed its name to Pennybacker Capital.[2]
Early life
Bush's mother, Columba Garnica Gallo, is a naturalized citizen of the US originally from Mexico.[3] Bush attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami and was a classmate to popular musical artist Enrique Iglesias. Bush earned an undergraduate degree from Rice in 1998 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003.
The Smoking Gun reports that on December 31, 1994, when he was 18, Bush allegedly entered the Miami home of a former girlfriend at 4:00 AM through the woman's bedroom window, without her permission, and then argued with the woman's father. The report indicates that Bush left the scene, then returned in his SUV to drive across the home's front lawn.[4][5] Ben Fenton, writing for The Telegraph in 2001, stated that the owners declined to pursue the matter, and no charges were filed.[6]
Like his grandfather and uncle (both at Yale), Bush was a freshman walk-on to the baseball team at Rice University, but abandoned the game by his sophomore year.[7] Bush played quarterback for the Jones College intramural football team.
He was featured in People Magazine's top 100 Bachelors in 2000.[8]
Political activity
At the age of 12, Bush spoke before the 1988 Republican National Convention, which nominated his grandfather. He campaigned for his uncle, George W. Bush, during the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. In his speeches he stated support for his uncle's position in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.
He 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[9] 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 attributed the gun usage to "some local INS guy who's trying to be tough, act macho", although it is an agency policy.[8] When asked in 2003 about whether he planned to run for office himself, Bush replied that his grandmother, Barbara Bush, had advised that anyone thinking about entering politics should distinguish himself in some other field first: "Make a name for yourself, have a family, marry someone great, have some kids, buy a house, pay taxes, and do the things everyone also does instead of just running out and saying, 'Hey, I'm the nephew of or the son of or the grandson of...'."[10] Speaking specifically of his father's White House ambitions, he cites "Bush fatigue" as a discouraging factor.[11]
Bush has criticized Florida Governor Charlie Crist for accepting money from the stimulus package, calling for a return to fiscal conservatism.[12]
Military service
On March 21, 2007 the United States Navy Reserve announced the selection of Bush for training as an intelligence officer. Once commissioned as an Ensign for eight years of reserve service, he was expected to attend direct commission officer training, and then undergo a year of intelligence training, initially assigned to duty near his home.[13][14]
Bush told The Politico that attending the October 2006 launch of the aircraft carrier named for his grandfather—the USS George H.W. Bush -- inspired him to join the service. He also called the death of Pat Tillman, the NFL player and Army Ranger who was killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan in 2004, "a wake-up call." When asked to comment, Bush's senior assistant, Kyle Hoskinson, said "The Pat Tillman case is one of the saddest in U.S. Army history."[13]
In October 2009, news blogs reported that the U.S. Navy had recently told Bush that he is likely to be soon deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan.[15][16]
Personal life
Bush married a law school classmate, Amanda "Mandi" Williams, on August 7, 2004 in Kennebunkport, Maine.[17][18] Williams is a media law attorney at the Jackson Walker LLP in Fort Worth.[19][20] They currently live in Austin, Texas.
References
- ^ "Texas Births, 1926-1995". Familytreelegends.com. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/20902?SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0&11_month=0&first=George%20Prescott&last=Bush&spelling=Exact&c=search&11_day=0&offset=20. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "N3 Capital Partners Becomes Pennybacker Capital". Reuters. 2008-08-18. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS104297+18-Aug-2008+BW20080818. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Richard Brookhiser (1992), "A Visit with George Bush", The Atlantic Monthly, http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/92aug/brookhiser.htm
- ^ "Archive". The Smoking Gun. 1994-12-31. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/georgep1.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ TAPPER, JAKE (Sep 22, 2002). "POLITICS; Dynasties in Decline". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/190196711.html?dids=190196711:190196711&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Fenton, Ben (09 Aug 2000). "George P 'held on burglary charge at 18'". Telegraph Media Group Limited. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1352005/George-P-held-on-burglary-charge-at-18.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Russell Contreras (August 11, 2000). "Gorgeous George". The Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A78217. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
- ^ a b Dan Glaister (August 31, 2004). "He's young, good looking, and Hispanic - could he be the next George Bush in the White House?". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,,1293981,00.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ Mark Stevenson (August 22, 2004). "Bush nephew faults policy at Mexican border". Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/08/22/sections/news/focus_politics/article_211555.php. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ Bachelor Bush to Change His Ways Soon June 30, 2003, People (magazine).
- ^ Hudson Morgan (August 21, 2006). "Life Studies: The Heir Apparent". Men's Vogue. http://www.mensvogue.com/business/articles/2006/08/21/bush?currentPage=1. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- ^ "Topic Galleries". OrlandoSentinel.com. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-younggop2209feb22,0,6995357.story. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b Mike Allen (March 21, 2007). "George P. Bush Joins Navy Reserve". The Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3251.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
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- ^ Curtis, Bryan. "A Bush Goes to War". The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-25/george-ps-battle-plan/?cid=hp:mainpromo3. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ Dykes, Brett Michael (Oct 27, 2009). "Bush family political heir is shipping off to war". Yahoo News. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20091027/ts_ynews/ynews_ts954. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "In Maine, One Bush Wedding and A Fish Story". washingtonpost.com. 2004-08-08. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A48725-2004Aug7?language=printer. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ 8:27 p.m. ET (2004-08-07). "Bush's daughter reels in a big fish - Politics - MSNBC.com". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5634889. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Fort Worth Business Press. "Media savvy Attorney Amanda Bush sharpens her focus on law – and on Fort Worth - Fort Worth Business Press". Fwbusinesspress.com. http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=5683. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Jackson Walker LLP Profile". Jw.com. 2009-03-24. http://www.jw.com/site/jsp/attyinfo.jsp?id=339. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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