Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perryis an American politician who served as the 47th Governor of Texas from December 2000 to January 2015. A Republican, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become president. Perry was the longest-serving governor in Texas history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 March 1950
CityPaint Creek, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.
As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.
Guns require a finger to pull the trigger.
I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it's Social Security, whether it's Medicaid, whether it's Medicare.
I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.
I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.
It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.
My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.
Page one of any economic plan to get America working is to give a pink slip to the current resident in the White House.
Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women.
And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.
Aggies have a really interesting way of admitting defeat. We've never been outscored. We just ran out of time.
I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream.