It’s beginning to look like there will be two familiar last names on the 2016 presidential ballot. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, whose older brother and father both held the Oval Office, said today that he’s going to consider running for president himself.
Bush posted a message on Facebook, which starts off with how proud he is of his family and holiday wishes to his fans. He then got serious, though, noting that after discussing the “future of our nation” with his wife, Columba, and their family, he is starting to consider a presidential run.
“As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs, I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States,” Brush wrote.
In January, he will start a Leadership PAC, which will “help me facilitate conversations with citizens across America to discuss the most critical challenges facing our exceptional nation.” He added that its purpose “will be to support leaders, ideas and policies that will expand opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.”
Bush has been considered a frontrunner for the GOP, if he decides to run, although he will have to face the stigma of his last name. Still, he will have the support of President George W. Bush, who said in November that his brother was still considering a run. Bush also said he was “thinking about” a run in April.
Bush, 61, was Florida’s governor from 1999 to 2007.
If he does decide to run, the U.S. could face another Bush vs. Clinton race, since Hillary Clinton is considered a frontrunner for the Democrats. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, beat Bush’s father, George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential race.
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