Rick Perry's 2012 Run

Rick Perry

Longtime Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the 2012 Republican primary touting his state's strong job growth and staunchly conservative record. Initially viewed as a top contender, his campaign unraveled following poor debate performances, including a widely publicized memory lapse, leading him to withdraw in January 2012.

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Year	Rick Perry
1950	Birth of Rick Perry (Period: March 4, 1950, Location: Haskell, Texas, United States)
1960	Paint Creek High School (Age: 9 years old, Period: Late 1960s–1968, Location: Paint Creek, Haskell County, Texas, USA)
1968	Texas A&M University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1968–1972, Location: College Station, Texas, USA)
1972	Enlistment in the US Air Force and service as a pilot (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1972–1977, Location: Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, United Kingdom, Germany, etc.)
1977	Engagement in family agriculture and animal husbandry (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1977–Early 1980s, Location: Paint Creek, Texas, USA)
1982	Marriage (Rick Perry, Mary Anita Thigpen Perry, Age: 32 years old, Period: November 6, 1982, Location: Texas, USA (specific wedding venue not confirmed in public records))
1984	Membership in the Democratic Party and running for state legislature (Age: 33 years old, Period: 1984–1989, Location: Texas, United States)
1985	First victory in the Texas House of Representatives election (Age: 35 years old, Period: November 1984, term January 1985–January 1991, Location: 64th Legislative District of Texas, USA)
1989	Switch to the Republican Party (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1989, Location: Texas, United States) Republican Party (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1989–present, Location: Texas, Washington, D.C., United States)
1991	Assumption of office as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture (Age: 40 years old, Period: January 1991–January 1999, Location: Texas, United States)
1999	Victory in the Texas Lieutenant Governor election (Age: 49 years old, Period: November 1998, term January 1999–December 2000, Location: Texas, United States)
2000	Elevation to Governor of Texas (Age: 50 years old, Period: December 21, 2000, Location: Austin, Texas, USA)
2010	Re-election in the Texas gubernatorial election (Age: 59 years old, Period: 2002, 2006, 2010, Location: Texas, United States)
2011	Run in the 2012 US presidential election (Age: 61 years old, Period: August 13, 2011–January 19, 2012, Location: Various US states, with campaign main operations in Texas)
2015	Retirement as Governor of Texas (Age: 64 years old, Period: January 20, 2015, Location: Austin, Texas, USA) Run in the 2016 US presidential election (Age: 65 years old, Period: June 4, 2015–September 11, 2015, Location: Various U.S. states)
2016	Allegations of abuse of public office concerning the budget for the Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County District Attorney's Office (Age: 66 years old, Period: June 2013, indictment August 15, 2014, case closure April 2016, Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA)
2017	Assumption of office as US Secretary of Energy (Age: 66 years old, Period: March 2, 2017–December 1, 2019, Location: Washington D.C., USA)
2019	Involvement in congressional inquiries regarding Trump-Ukraine relations (Age: 68 years old, Period: 2019, Location: Washington D.C. and Ukraine, USA) Political suspicions surrounding the Trump-Ukraine matter (Age: 68 years old, Period: 2019, Location: Washington D.C. and Ukraine, USA)
2023	Public disclosure of treatment experience using hallucinogenic drugs (Age: 72 years old, Period: 2023, Location: Mexico)

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