Bush, became the first member of his family to lose a race in Texas in 40 years in a failed run for Congress in Houston. Two years ago, Pierce Bush, a cousin of George P. Bush, was a congressman and longtime Houston resident.īut the Bushes’ influence in the GOP is not what it once was. Bush, was once governor and his late grandfather, former President George H.W.
The wide gap underscored Paxton’s continued political durability and showed how much ground the 46-year-old scion of the Bush political dynasty needed to make up with GOP voters in Texas, where his uncle, former President George W.
Despite finishing second in March’s four-way primary, Bush trailed Paxton by 20 points.
