September 2004:

President George W. Bush

Senator John Kerry

President George W. Bush

 

George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office January 20, 2001, after a campaign in which he outlined sweeping proposals to reform America's public schools, transform our national defense, provide tax relief, modernize Social Security and Medicare, and encourage faith-based and community organizations to work with government to help Americans in need. President Bush served for six years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control.

President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and he grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1968, then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. President Bush received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. After graduating, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. After working on his father's successful 1988 presidential campaign, he assembled the group of partners that purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989.

He served as managing general partner of the Texas Rangers until he was elected Governor on November 8, 1994, with 53.5 percent of the vote. He became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive four-year terms when he was re-elected on November 3, 1998, with 68.6 percent of the vote.

Since taking office, President Bush has signed into law bold initiatives to improve public schools by raising standards, requiring accountability, and strengthening local control. He has signed tax relief that provided rebate checks and lower tax rates for everyone who pays income taxes in America. He has increased pay and benefits for America's military and is working to save and strengthen Social Security and Medicare. He is also committed to ushering in a responsibility era in America, and has called on all Americans to be "citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building communities of service and a Nation of character."

The attacks of September 11th changed America - and in President Bush's words, "in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment." President Bush declared war against terror and has made victory in the war on terrorism and the advance of human freedom the priorities of his Administration. Already, the United States military and a great coalition of nations have liberated the people of Afghanistan from the brutal Taliban regime and denied al Qaeda its safe haven of operations. Thousands of terrorists have been captured or killed and operations have been disrupted in many countries around the world. In the President's words, "our Nation - this generation - will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."

Family

Married to First Lady Laura Bush

Daughters

Twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara.

Born

Born July 6, 1946.

College

Yale University, bachelor's degree, history

Graduate School

Harvard University, Master of Business Administration

Career and Public Service

Owner, oil and gas business

Partner, Texas Rangers Baseball Team

Governor of Texas

President of the United States

www.whitehouse.gov/president/gwbbio.html

John Kerry was born in 1943 in Denver, Colorado. With his father serving in the Foreign Service, the family moved frequently as John grew up. Following his graduation from Yale University in 1966, Kerry enlisted in the Navy and served in Vietnam.He returned home in 1969 a decorated war veteran having been awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. Two years later he attracted national attention as one of the organizers of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. After a failed run for the U.S. House in 1972, Kerry went on to Boston College, earned a law degree in 1976 and worked as a prosecutor and then district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.In 1982 he was elected Lt. Governor of Massachusetts on the Mike Dukakis ticket. When Sen. Paul Tsongas retired in 1984, Kerry was elected to the U.S. Senate. Kerry's voting record has typically been liberal but he has been known to go against his party on issues such as deficit reduction and education. In recent years he has been outspoken on energy security and campaign finance reform. In 1995, Kerry married Teresa Heinz. Website: www.johnkerry.com Email: info@johnkerry.com Meet Up: kerry2004.meetup.com Phone: (202) 548-6800 Fax: (202) 548-6801 Address: 519 C St. NEWashington, DC 20002 John F. Kerry is a current officeholder. Provided by congress.org

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February 24th, 2003