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Jeb Bush to formally announce presidential bid on June 15
Miami, June 4
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush
said on Thursday that he will officially announce his bid for the
Republican Party's US presidential nomination on June 15 in Miami, Efe
news agency reported.
In a Twitter post, Bush gave the date for
his entry into a primary race that already includes more than a dozen
Grand Old Party (GOP) candidates, including Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
The
son and brother of former US presidents, Bush announced in January that
he was exploring the possibility of running and since then has toured
the country to raise funds for his super political action committee,
Right to Rise, and gauge his popular support.
In addition to Bush
and Rubio, other Republicans who have announced their attention to run
in the GOP primaries include former New York governor George Pataki,
Senator Lindsey Graham and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
Former
Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, two current Senators, Rand Paul of
Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas; retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson; and
former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina also have officially announced
their bids for the Republican Party's presidential nomination
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker also is expected to announce his entry to the GOP race in the coming days.