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From his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 1994 through his decision to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, here are some of the top moments from Jeb Bush's political career._  by [Philip Elliott / Waukesha, Wis.](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott / Waukesha, Wis. Senior Correspondent Nov 10, 2015 12:39 AM UTC From his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 1994 through his decision to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, here are some of the top moments from Jeb Bush's political career.  by [Philip Elliott / Waukesha, Wis.](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott / Waukesha, Wis. Senior Correspondent Nov 10, 2015 12:39 AM UTC Jeb Bush is still grousing about last week’s debate on CNBC, telling students near Milwaukee on Monday that they ask better questions than some moderators. The Republican White House hopeful, who is preparing for Tuesday’s debate on Fox Business, visited a charter school in Waukesha with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to talk about school choice. The event broke no new ground, although it did allow Bush, a former Florida Governor, to talk about one of his favorite topics. “We must empower parents to make more choices,” Bush said to students and parent who joined a Hispanics for School Choice forum at La Casa de Esperanza. Toward the end of the otherwise dull event, Bush thanked the students who were asking him questions about school vouchers, graduation rates and Christian education. “Those three questions, they’re better than the moderated debate questions. Just saying,” Bush said to chuckles. “If you’re free tomorrow night, maybe you can come by the arena.” CNBC has faced unrelenting criticism of their debate, which at times became chaotic as candidates shouted over each other. Fox Business has pledged to be the anti-CNBC debate when moderators meet the candidates in a Milwaukee theater. For their part, Bush advisers are hoping the Fox Business debate forces candidates to offer serious policy proposals beyond vague statements in support of free markets. Bush, a policy wonk who has found it tough to convert brains to votes, stands to shine at such a forum if given a shot. More importantly, advisers say, it leaves open a chance for Bush’s rivals to be shown as inferior on the intricacies of policy. **Read Next:** [_Who Lost the Republican Debate? The Media_](http://time.com/4092090/republican-debate-news-media/) ### See Jeb Bush's Life in Photos  George W. Bush and Jeb Bush, Jan. 1, 1955. Sygma/Corbis  From left to right: Doro, Marvin, Neil, and Jeb Bush, fall 1963. George Bush Presidential Library  From left to right: Doro, George, Jeb, Marvin, George W., Neil, and Barbara Bush, 1966. George Bush Presidential Library  Jeb Bush (center) was the varsity tennis team captain during his senior year at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., 1971. Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library  George Bush and his four sons, Neil, Jeb, George W. and Marvin in 1970. Bob E. Daemmrich—Sygma/Corbis  Jeb and Columba Bush on their wedding day, Feb. 23, 1974. George Bush Presidential Library  Jeb Bush loudly applauds his father, Republican presidential hopeful George Bush, at a campaign rally in Concord, N.H. on Feb. 28, 1980. Frank Lorenzo—Bettmann/Corbis  Vice President George Bush holds a fish with his sons George W. and Jeb during a family vacation in Kennebunkport, Maine in Aug. 1983. Cynthia Johnson—Getty Images  From left to right (without children): Neil and Sharon Bush, George W. Bush and wife Laura, Barbara and George Bush, Margaret and Marvin, Bobby Koch and Dorothy, Jeb and Columba, are seen in this Bush family photo taken in Kennebunkport, Maine on Aug. 24, 1986. Dave Valdez—White House/Sygma/Corbis  Jeb Bush plays cards with his son while riding in a recreational vehicle, Nov. 8, 1993. Christopher Little—Corbis  Jeb Bush is interviewed at a Miami Radio Station, WIOD, Mar. 1980\. He went on to become Governor of Florida in 1999. Tim Chapman—Getty Images  George W. Bush and Jeb Bush at the Republican Governors' Convention in New Orleans, 1998. Nina Berman—SIPA  Texas governor George W. Bush celebrates good news with his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, while watching the presidential election returns, prior to being elected as President of the United States, inside the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Nov. 7, 2000. Brooks Kraft—Sygma/Corbis  Republican governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, studies his laptop watching vote returns for his reelection his wife Columba Bush and his parents, former President George Bush and first lady Barbara Bush in Miami on Nov. 5, 2002. Joe Burbank—Orlando Sentinel/MCT/Getty Images  Republican nominee for President, Mitt Romney, campaigns around Florida with Governor Jeb Bush, left, Senator Marco Rubio, right, and Congressman Connie Mack, left back of head, in Coral Gables, Fla. on Oct., 31, 2012. Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images  Jeb Bush speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. on Feb. 27, 2015. Mark Peterson—Redux for TIME ## Transcript [00:00] The younger Bush brother did not make the governor's [00:02] chair in Florida. The older Bush brother, George W. Bush, [00:06] did make it in Texas. This is a mixed night for the Bush [00:10] family. I know we can do better. It requires a new style of [00:13] leadership, commitment to service to others, and an ability [00:16] to bring people together rather than divide I wanna be the [00:19] governor that leads us there. And in Florida, Jeb Bush, [00:23] 56 to 44 over Buddy MacKay, the Democratic candidate. [00:26] My brother said in one of his speeches, my brother said [00:28] he's gonna deliver Florida. [ LAUGH ] He did say That he [00:32] said it more than once. Will he deliver it? He also told it [00:34] was going to be a cold Thanksgiving dinner if I don't help [00:37] him out, and then we're going to carry it. We could be in for [00:39] a long night as voters decide whether Vice President Al [00:43] Gore or Texas Governor George Bush will be the next [00:46] president of the United States. It is that close. ABC News is [00:50] now going to project that Florida goes to Mr. Bush. While [00:53] the closest elections in American history Bush has won it. [00:57] The rigor of the common core state standards must be the [01:00] new minimum in classrooms. And so for those states that [01:04] are choosing a path other than common core I say this. [01:07] You should be aiming even higher. And be bolder and [01:10] raise standards and ask more for our students and the [01:13] system. The simple fact is there is no plan to deport 11 [01:16] Million people. We should give them a path to legal status. [01:20] Where they work, where they don't receive government [01:22] benefits, where they don't break the law, where [01:27] they learn English, and where they make a contribution [01:31] to our society. Knowing what we know now, would you [01:34] have authorized the invasion? I would of and so would of [01:38] Hillary Clinton. Just to remind everybody and so would of [01:40] almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence [01:43] they got. By the way guess who thinks that those mistakes [01:46] took place as well. George W. Bush. Your brother. Yeah. [01:50] I mean so just for the news flash to the world that they're [01:53] trying to find places that there's big space between me and [01:55] my brother, this might not be one of those. I'm running for [01:58] president in 2016, and the focus is going to be about how [02:01] we, if I run, how do you create high sustained economic [02:04] growth where more people have a chance at our success. I [02:07] don't know if I'd be a good candidate or a bad one. Kinda [02:10] know how a Republican can win, whether it's me or [02:13] somebody else. And it has to be much more uplifting, [02:18] much more positive, much more willing to [02:22] be practical now in the Washington world. Lose the primary [02:26] to win the general. 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