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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 ...
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 ...
California is one of 13 states where on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in vice-presidential candidate. [2] [5] The Reform Party successfully conducted a drive to qualify as a party in California over the course of eighteen days in 1995. [6]
Ross Perot was on the ballot in every state. Reform candidates Ross Perot – party founder and businessman from Texas; Richard Lamm – former Governor of Colorado; David L. Boren – former Senator from and former Governor of Oklahoma (declined) Lowell P. Weicker Jr. – former Senator from and former Governor of Connecticut (declined)
Mr. Ross Perot: 62.4 [87] VP Tuesday, October 13, 1992 Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia: n/a Hal Bruno: Vice President Dan Quayle Senator Al Gore Admiral James Stockdale: 51.2 [87] P2 Thursday, October 15, 1992 University of Richmond: Richmond, Virginia: n/a Carole Simpson: President George H. W. Bush Governor Bill Clinton Mr ...
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Ross Perot gained a plurality in Trinity County, the only time a non-major party candidate has carried any county in the state since Progressive Party candidate Robert La Follette Sr. in 1924. Perot also won the city of Avalon on Catalina Island, with 323 votes to George H.W. Bush's 315. [3]