Rick Scott

Rick Scott

01-Dec-1952


United States


Politician

Rick Scott, born in Bloomington, Illinois, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. His father was a bus and truck driver, his mother worked as a store clerk, and their family lived in public houses. In high school, Scott met his future wife, Ann. After high school and community college, Scott enrolled in the U.S. Army, where he served in the USS Glover as a radar man. G. The Bill enabled him to attend college and law school. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a degree in business administration and obtained his law degree from Southern Methodist University.

QUOTES BY Rick Scott


I have recommended cutting the tax on cell phones and TVs for every Florida family so they can save around $43 a year for spending as little as $100 a month on cell phone and TV bills combined.

People win elections based on having the right ideas, the right plans, like my seven step plan for 700,000 jobs. That's what wins elections.

From my standpoint, I want to work with homeland security, justice to make sure that U.S. citizens' vote is not diluted.

I'm not going to suggest to a delegate at what they ought to do.

Nobody would think that anybody on a terror watch list should have a gun, right?

I've built companies, I've created jobs, I know the frustration of small businesses with higher taxes.

If you're not the establishment candidate, they're going to attack you some ways.

In the middle of the Great Depression, George Jenkins, Jr. left his job at a grocery store and decided he would open up his own store. I am sure many people thought Mr. Jenkins was crazy, but he had a dream. Today, his chain of stores employs 127,000 Floridians and is the largest employee-owned company in the country. We know it as Publix.

When I first ran for governor, the political class and party leaders opposed me with great vigor, and some even said if I won the primary they would never vote for me. But the voters had other ideas, and they are the only ones who count.

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