OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
James Richard “Rick” Perry
BORN:
March 4, 1950,
Haskell, Texas
EDUCATION:
Texas A&M University (BS)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican (since 1989)
Democrat (before 1989)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1972-1977:
U.S. Air Force
1985-1991:
Member, Texas House of Representatives
1991-1999:
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
1999-2000:
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
2000-2015:
Governor of Texas
2017-2019:
U.S. Secretary of Energy
RESOURCES:
Department of Energy
Wikipedia
PORTRAIT:
MEDIA COVERAGE:
DOE NOMINATION (12/13/2016):
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Politico
DOE CONFIRMATION (3/2/2017):
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Politico
DOE RESIGNATION (10/17/2019):
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico