Campaign Manager: Anish Patel

Candidate: Rick Perry

About the Campaign Manager:


Interests: soccer, school

School involvements: Class Cabinet, FBLA, Mr. North Penn

Why did you want to get involved with Mock Convention? I love campaigning and giving speeches and just felt my talents would best be served through representing a candidate.


What are you most excited about? The Campaign Process.

Why are you interested in politics? I am of age to vote now and I want to be as knowledgeable as possible of our political process.

Why is it important that students understand politics? It is important for students to understand politics so that they know how and why our country functions the way it does.

About the Candidate:

Current Position: Governor of Texas

Background information: Rick Perry is a fifth generation Texan from the small town of Paint Creek, where his family owns a ranch. He went to Texas A&M and graduated with a degree in Agriculture after which he joined the Air Force. Perry was respectfully discharged 5 years later, after which he married his wife Anita, whom he had first met in elementary school. With his wife Anita he has two children: a son, Griffin, and a daughter, Sydney. His political career began in the Texas House of Representatives from where he climbed the political ladder to Texas Agriculture Minister, to Lieutenant Governor. When George W. Bush had to resign from his office of Texas Governor, Rick Perry took up his post. Since then he has been re-elected for three full terms.

Major campaign points: To energize Jobs and American Security, a Flat Income Tax, to Cap Federal Spending at 18% of GDP, and to establish a part time Citizen Congress

Why students should vote for your candidate: Perry has kept the largest state in American from suffering; instead it is one of the quickest growing economies in the US. His flat income tax will cut and simplify taxes for a majority of the American Population. He will give citizens a greater say in politics through a Citizen’s Congress, and he plans to expand energy exploration as well as job opportunities.

Slogan: Like Katy? Vote Rick.