GEORGE W. BUSH (Republican - Texas)

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS: POLITICAL: Governor of Texas, 1995-present [Elected 1994 (54%); re-elected 1998 (69%)]. Senior Advisor, George Bush for President Campaign, 1988. Unsuccessful GOP nominee for Congress, 1978 (47%).

PERSONAL: Born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. Married to Laura Welch Bush. Two children. Methodist. Grandson of the late US Senator Prescott Bush (R-CT). Son of former President George Bush (R-TX). Brother of Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL).

EDUCATION: B.A., Yale University, 1968. M.B.A., Harvard Business School, 1975.

PROFESSIONAL: Managing General Partner, Texas Rangers pro baseball team, 1989-94. Founder & CEO, Bush Exploration Oil & Gas Company, 1975-86. Pilot, Texas Air National Guard, 1968-73.