John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush,who grew up in Houston,was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush,and a younger brother of former President George W. Bush. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover,Massachusetts,and attended the University of Texas at Austin,where he earned a degree in Latin American affairs. In 1980,he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In 1986,Bush became Florida's Secretary of Commerce. He served until 1988. At that time,he joined his father's successful campaign for the Presidency.
Sam Fox is an American businessman in St. Louis,and the owner of Harbour Group Industries. He was the United States Ambassador to Belgium from April 11,2007 until January 2,2009. President George W. Bush appointed Fox to the post by a recess appointment on April 4,2007.
Bush Pioneers are people who gathered $100,000 for George W. Bush's 2000 or 2004 presidential campaign. Two new levels,Bush Rangers and Super Rangers,were bestowed upon supporters who gathered $200,000+ or $300,000+,respectively,for the 2004 campaign,after the 2002 McCain–Feingold campaign finance law raised hard money contribution limits. This was done through the practice of "bundling" contributions. There were 221 Rangers and 327 Pioneers in the 2004 campaign and 241 Pioneers in the 2000 campaign. A fourth level,Bush Mavericks,was used to identify fundraisers under 40 years of age who bundled more than $50,000.
Laurence Francis Rooney III is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2021. A Republican,he served as the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Rooney earned a 95.90% lifetime score from the American Conservative Union.
Clifford Michael Sobel is an American business executive,financier,Republican fundraiser,U.S. diplomat and former ambassador.
Melvin Floyd Sembler is an American former diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Italy (2001–2005),and Ambassador to Australia and Nauru (1989–1993). He has also served as chairman of the board of the Sembler Company,which develops and manages shopping centers,and co-founder of Straight,Inc.,a controversial drug-treatment center. Sembler is the chairman of the Scooter Libby Legal Defense Trust,and was a co-chair of the Florida Finance Committee for Mitt Romney.
Michael Ellis Murphy is a Republican political consultant,entertainment industry writer,and producer. He advised Republicans including John McCain,Jeb Bush,John Engler,Tommy Thompson,Spencer Abraham,Christie Whitman,Lamar Alexander,Meg Whitman,and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Until January 2006,he was an adviser to Republican Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Murphy resigned his position with Romney when his former client John McCain made it clear he would also pursue the Republicans presidential nomination in 2008;Murphy decided to be neutral in the contest between them. Murphy is a vocal Republican critic of President Donald Trump. He endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
Susan Rasinski McCaw is an American businesswoman,former diplomat and philanthropist. She was a major fundraiser for the George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign,and was appointed by the Bush administration as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria (2005–2007). She is currently President of SRM Capital Investments,a private investment firm. Previously,she worked at Robertson Stephens &Co.,as President of COM Investments and as its Principal.
Lead21 is a conservative public policy and advocacy organization focused on entrepreneurship and technology innovation. It was founded in the United States by several Silicon Valley entrepreneurs in 2001. The organization principally caters to entrepreneurial business leaders,aiming to promote policies that support and encourage prosperity through entrepreneurship and innovation.
The Jon Huntsman presidential campaign of 2012 began in mid-2011 when Ambassador and former Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman,Jr. announced his candidacy for the Republican Party (GOP) nomination for President of the United States in the 2012 election. On May 3,2011,Huntsman announced his intentions to file a political action committee with the Federal Election Commission. Subsequently,Huntsman announced on June 14,2011,he was running for president and made an official announcement in Liberty State Park one week later on June 21.
Calvin Howard Wilkins Jr. was an American businessman and political fundraiser who served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Jeb Bush,the 43rd Governor of Florida,was formally launched on June 15,2015,coming six months after announcing the formal exploration of a candidacy for the 2016 Republican nomination for the President of the United States on December 16,2014,and the formation of the Right to Rise PAC. On February 20,2016,Bush announced his intention to drop out of the presidential race following the South Carolina primary. Had Bush been elected,he would have been the first president from Florida and the first sibling of a U.S. president to win the presidency himself.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Marco Rubio,who is currently the senior United States senator from Florida,was formally announced on April 13,2015,at an event at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. Early polling showed Rubio,who was considered a potential candidate for Vice President by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012,as a frontrunner candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 2016 since at least the end of the 2012 election. Rubio was the second Cuban American to run for president of the United States,with Republican Ted Cruz announcing his campaign three weeks earlier. He suspended his campaign on March 15,2016,after finishing second in Florida's primary.
Right to Rise is a political action committee (PAC) created to support Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential election. A Super PAC,Right to Rise is permitted to raise and spend unlimited amounts of corporate,union,and individual campaign contributions under the terms of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
William Ernst Oberndorf is an American billionaire businessman and Republican political donor.
Bradford M. "Brad" Freeman is an American businessman and conservative political fundraiser.
Alfred Hoffman Jr. is an American businessman and politician. He is a real estate developer and a former Ambassador to Portugal.
Ray Willets Washburne is an American businessman,political fundraiser,and government official. He served as President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from 2017 to 2019 and as a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2019 to 2020.
Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas is a Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator. She appears on various television programs and news outlets,including CNN,CNN en Español,ABC News,and Telemundo. She is also a co-host of the daytime talk show The View,garnering Emmy Award nominations for her work. She is a member of the Republican Party.
William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician,businessman,and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.
