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Rick Perry (born March 4, 1950, Haskell, Texas, U.S.) is an American politician who was the longest-serving governor of Texas (2000–15) and who later was secretary of energy (2017–19) in the administration of U.S. Pres. Donald Trump.
James Richard “Rick” Perry was born on March 4, 1950, in the unincorporated Paint Creek community of West Texas, U.S., to Joseph Ray Perry, a West Texas cotton farmer, and Amelia June Holt, a bookkeeper at a local cotton gin. He grew up with a sister named Milla Perry.
Apr 2, 2014 · Republican politician Rick Perry was born on March 4, 1950, in the small community of Paint Creek, Texas. After graduating from Texas A&M University in 1972, Perry worked as a salesman, Air...
A fifth-generation Texan, Perry was born on March 4, 1950, in Haskell, Texas, and raised in Paint Creek, Texas, the son of dryland cotton farmers Joseph Ray Perry (1925–2017) and Amelia June Holt Perry (born 1929). He has one older sister.
Aug 15, 2011 · After reaching the rank of captain, he returned to Texas to work on his family cotton farm until he almost joined Southwest Airline's pilot training program. Instead, he leaped into politics, entering the state House of Representatives as a conservative Democrat in 1985.
Early life. [change | change source] Perry was born in Haskell, Texas. His parents were Joseph Perry and Amelia Holt. He grew up in West Texas and studied at Texas A&M University. During his early years, he was a farmer and a pilot. Early career. [change | change source]
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Aug 12, 2011 · Perry's father was a dry land cotton farmer, which is often a desperate occupation. But in the 1950s when Perry was growing up, a seven-year drought made it a living hell.
