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Record Group Number: 000108
Series/Collection Number: .S 2407
Creator: Florida. Office of the Governor.
Title, Dates: Subject files, 1999-2007.
Amount: 4 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Arranged by subject.
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Biographical/Historical:     John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, the forty-third Governor of Florida, began his gubernatorial term on January 5, 1999.  After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, Bush pursued a banking career in Houston, Venezuela and back to Houston.  Bush was convinced to come to Florida from Texas in 1980 by builder Armando Codina.  Prior to being elected Governor, he had served as president and chief operating officer of the Miami-based Codina Group, a real estate development company.  Since his arrival in Florida, he has been active in civic and political affairs.  Bush served as Florida's Secretary of Commerce under Governor Bob Martinez and he was the Republican nominee for governor in 1994.  He established the Foundation for Florida's Future, volunteered to assist the Miami Children's Hospital, the United Negro College Fund of South Florida, the United Way of Dade County, and the Dade County Homeless Trust.  In 1995, he wrote "Profiles in Character," a book profiling 14 of Florida's civic heroes.  He has been married to Columba Garnica Gallo, a native of Leon, Mexico since 1977 and they have three children, George, Noelle and John Ellis, Jr.  In 2003, Bush took the oath of office for his second term, having defeated Democrat Bill McBride.
Summary:     This series contains agency specific subject files maintained by the Governor's Office that document key issues in the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Education, and the Department of Community Affairs. Included throughout are records relevant to issues in the Department of Transportation.
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Subject Access Fields: Florida. Dept. of Community Affairs.
Florida. Dept. of Education.
Florida. Dept. of Environmental Protection.
Florida. Dept. of Transportation.
Community development Florida
Environmental management Florida.
Environmental policy Florida
Education Administration. Florida
Education Standards Florida
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