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Senator Jeb?

Eric Osberg
12.3.2008

Jeb Bush must be tiring of the grueling hours and thankless hard work of life in an education think tank, as Politico reports that he may seek a Senate seat. And Florida's outgoing (Republican) House speaker says, "I think Jeb Bush should run and if he does I think he'll win." It would be interesting to see whether education would continue to be a central issue for him there, as it has been in the past.

Jeb Bush photograph from jeb.org

Tags: Jeb Bush Republican Party United States Senate

Eric Osberg is the Director of Finance and Operations at the in Bethesda, Maryland, a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls, serving students from Pre-K–12.

From 2002 to 2010, Osberg served as the Vice President and Treasurer of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and was also a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was primarily responsible for financial and managerial issues at…

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