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Rick Perry
Rick Perry is an American politician who served as the 47th governor of Texas (2000–2015) and the secretary of energy in the administration of President Donald Trump. He initially served in the ‘U.S. Air Force’ and was discharged as a captain. Perry then worked with his father in their family business. He joined politics as a ‘Democrat’ and was elected to the ‘Texas House of Representatives.’ He had an exceptional political tenure, from 1984 to 2010, as he did not lose a single election in that period, despite switching to the ‘Republican Party.’ He has been the longest-serving governor of Texas. As a staunch Methodist and a member of an evangelical Southern Baptist megachurch, Perry vehemently opposed abortions and same-sex marriages. His conservative principles made Texas one of the economically strongest states. However, Perry's political fortune took a dramatic turn when he had to withdraw his 2012 presidential campaign due to poor polls. His 2016 run, too, had the same fate. After two failed bids, Perry became the secretary of energy.
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Born
March 4, 1950
Birth Place
Haskell, Texas, United States
Nationality
American
Sun Sign
Pisces
Also Known As
James Richard Perry
Famous As
Politician
Height
6'1" (185 cm)
Education
Texas A&M University
Political Ideology
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Father
Joseph Ray Perry
Mother
Amelia June Holt
Spouse(s)
Anita Thigpen Perry (m. 1982)
Children
Griffin Perry, Sydney Perry
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Fox News

Gas prices have not peaked yet: Former energy secretary Rick Perry

Former energy secretary Rick Perry warned that the United States has "not seen the top [of gas prices] by any sense of the imagination" Friday on "Your World." RICK PERRY: Diesel is what runs this country. When you think about the trucks that move the groceries, all the other produce around in this country - diesel is right at the heart of it. That's one of the things that's really driving up the cost of food. And that comes from heavy crude [oil]. Heavy crude was accessed through two countries, interestingly, Russia and Venezuela. I will suggest to you the Biden administration knew and know[s] what's going on today, that their policies are going to drive up the cost of inflation, particularly energy cost, which in turn multiplies into the inflation factor.
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Rick Perry, Drug Pusher – Texas Monthly

Turn your recorder on,” Rick Perry said, “and I’ll tell you how the right-wing, knuckle-dragging, conservative Republican governor of Texas even allowed his name to be used in the same sentence with ‘psychedelics.’ ” This was a story, he warned, that could take fifteen or twenty minutes to tell. Instead, the governor who ran Texas for nearly half of my life extolled the benefits of such drugs as MDMA (a.k.a. Ecstasy), psilocybin mushrooms, and ibogaine for the better part of an hour and a half.
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Rick Perry Denied Sending Mark Meadows A Text About Voter Fraud, Despite Actually Signing It With His Name

On Monday, CNN made public almost 2,500 texts they’d obtained, showing correspondences with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows from the 2020 election through the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot. There was a lot of damning evidence. Marjorie Taylor Greene was shown to have floated the idea of Donald Trump invoking Martial Law. Sean Hannity had effectively let Meadows tell Fox News how to cover Election Day.
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Rick Perry Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts on the former US Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry to learn more about the 2016 presidential candidate.
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Rick Perry Isn’t Real

Usually Republicans have an easy time in the primaries. There are a limited number of up-ballot candidates and a bunch of unopposed down ballot candidates.This year, however, is different and will require that Republicans spend some time reading what candidates say about themselves and their opponents on their web pages. There’s also some intentional confusion at the top of the ticket.In the governor’s race there are eight candidates. Greg Abbott, the incumbent, is presumed to have the advantage, except that Rick Perry’s name is also on the list. Some will no doubt assume the former governor is running for re-election ...
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Kinsey Endorsed by Rick Perry

State Board of Education candidate Aaron Kinsey picked up an endorsement from former Texas Gov. Rick Perry this week. This week, the Kinsey campaign announced it had picked up an endorsement for Perry as the candidate campaigns to be the next SBOE member for Texas’ District 15, which includes Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, and Abilene.
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