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Ross Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas in 1930, the son of Lula May (née Ray) and Gabriel Ross Perot, [3] a commodity broker specializing in cotton contracts. [4] [5] He had an older brother, Gabriel Perot Jr., who died as a toddler. [6] His patrilineal line traces back to a French-Canadian immigrant to the colony of Louisiana in the 1740s ...
Henry Ross Perot Jr. (born November 7, 1958 [1]) is an American real estate developer and businessman best known for his development of Alliance, Texas, an inland port near Fort Worth, and for making the first circumnavigation of the world in a helicopter, at age 23. Perot chairs multiple companies, including The Perot Group [2] and Hillwood. [3]
The Reform Party of the United States of America (RPUSA), generally known as the Reform Party USA or the Reform Party, is a centrist political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot. Perot believed Americans were disillusioned with the state of politics as being corrupt and unable to deal with vital issues.
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Not since Ross Perot in 1992 has a third-party candidate helped determine the outcome of a presidential election. That trend will continue this year. Perot, a cantankerous, fast-talking Texan, ...
Ross Perot for President; Campaign: 1992 United States presidential election: Candidate: Ross Perot President and CEO of Perot Systems (1988–1992) [1] VADM James B. Stockdale President of the Naval War College (1977–1979) Affiliation: Independent: Status: Lost election: November 3, 1992: Slogan: Ross for Boss I'm Ross, and you're the Boss ...
Ross Perot was on the ballot in every state; in six states (Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania) Perot was placed on the ballot through the formation of a political party supporting his candidacy. His electoral performance in each of those states led to those parties being given ballot-qualified status.
H. Ross Perot, Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail ...