Jim Hightower

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Jim Hightower

American activist and author

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Rick Perry
…successfully challenged the Democratic incumbent Jim Hightower in the race to head the Texas Department of Agriculture; Perry was easily reelected in 1994. In 1998 he stood for lieutenant governor of Texas and—with an endorsement from former U.S. president George H.W. Bush—prevailed with just over 50 percent of the vote.…
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…successfully challenged the Democratic incumbent Jim Hightower in the race to head the Texas Department of Agriculture; Perry was easily reelected in 1994. In 1998 he stood for lieutenant governor of Texas and—with an endorsement from former U.S. president George H.W. Bush—prevailed with just over 50 percent of the vote.…
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