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RICK PERRY
RESEARCH BOOKAPRIL 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Rick Perry Strategic Memo
5-6
Top 10 Perry Vulnerabilities
7-12
James Richard “Rick” Perry Personal Outline
13-22
Texas Has Suffered Under Perry
23Healthcare Statistics Show Texans Worse Off 23- 27Education Statistics Show Texans Worse Off 27-32
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School Vouchers33
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Tuition Increases and Deregulation33-35
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Community Colleges35-36
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Sex Education36-38State Pension Funds39-52State Board of Education Scandals53-63
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Fred Gough, the Perry – Gail Lowe Connection64-65
Perry’s Record on Taxes and the Budget
66Perry Refused to Sign “No New Taxes” Pledge66-67Perry’s Record on Increasing Taxes and Fees67
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1987: Perry Voted for Largest Tax Increase in State History67
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1990: Perry Voted for $500 Million Tax Increase67-68
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2002: Perry’s Increase in Vehicle Inspection Fees Declared Unconstitutional 68
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2003: Perry Signed into Law First Major Fee Increase in 12 Years68-71
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2004: Perry’s Tax Proposal “Soundly” Rejected71-72
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2005: Perry’s Plan Helps Rich72-73
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2006: Perry’s Education Bill Increased Taxes, Business Taxes Skyrocket 73-74
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2007: Perry Doubled Marriage License Fee74-75
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2009-2010: Perry’s New Tax/Fee Increases75-76Perry Opposes the Income Tax76State Budget Doubled Under Perry76-77State Debt Increased 157 Percent Under Perry77-78Perry’s Work to Manage Property Tax Increases78-79Perry Re-Allocated Gas Taxes79Perry’s Proposal for a Vehicle Mileage Tax79-80Perry’s Support for Toll Roads80-83
Perry is a Big Spender 
84Perry Supported the Bank Bailout84-85Perry’s Tax-Payer Funded Rental Mansion85-91New State Agencies Created by Perry91-93Texas Enterprise Fund Failures93-94Wealthy Donors Fund Perry’s Lavish Lifestyle95-101Rick “NASCAR” Perry Drives a Mercedes Benz102-104State Agencies Under Perry Spending Lavishly at Liquor Stores105-111
Perry Doesn’t Respect Texans Rights
112Trans-Texas Corridor 112-117HPV Vaccine Scandal117-118
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Texas State Schools for the Mentally Retarded Scandals118-125Texas Youth Commission Scandals125-133TDEx Data Mining Database Abused by the Governor’s Office134- 156Perry’s Record of Opposing Transparency and Fighting Back Against TPIA’s157-165
Perry’s Personal Wealth Tied to Public Service and Questionable Business Deals
166-167Perry’s State Salary and Pension167-169Perry’s Blind Trust, Wealth and Land Deals169
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Perry’s First Profitable Land Deal Assisted by Perry Appointee169-171
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Questions Surround Land Sale and Beneficial Legislation171-175
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Perry’s Profits from Land Originally Owned by Republican State Senator 175-177
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Perry’s Profits from Kinetic Concepts Stock Purchase Raise Questions177-180
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Perry’s Blind Trust 180-184
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Other Wealth and Income184-185
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Anita Perry’s Income185-186
Perry Uses His Office to Reward Campaign Donors and Friends
187State Contracts Given to Donors187-190Appointments Given to Donors190-203Texas Enterprise Fund Tied to Donors203-210Fast Tracking Orders Tied to Donors211-212Perry’s Actions on Behalf of Donors212
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Perry Sought Ethanol Waiver Benefiting Donors212-213
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Campaign Cash from Toll Road Interests213
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Proposal to Expand Gambling213-214
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Additional Favors for Donors214Perry Punished Hutchison Supporters, Demanded Loyalty214-216
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Perry’s University Regent Appointees Largely Donors216-219
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Perry Meddled in Regents Operations219-220Perry’s Money from Washington220Perry’s Money from Big Polluters220-221Perry Appointee’s Give Back for “Money Cannon” Fundraising Effort222-248Perry’s Veto’s249-259Jay Kimbrough Cashed in from Connections to Perry260-265TexasOne Charity and Rick Perry266-273
Rick Perry’s “Revolving Door” Lobbyists
274Perry Appoints Lobbyists as Chiefs of Staff 274-277Perry Appoints Lobbyists to Gubernatorial Staff 277-280Perry Appoints Lobbyists to Prominent Positions280-281General Perry Lobbyist Ties281-282Perry Vetoed Legislation to Stop Revolving Door Lobbying at the County Level282Ties to Jack Abramoff  282-284Controversial DC Lobbying Contract284-288The Federalist Group Lobbying288-291Lottery Privatization Lobbyists291Other Examples of Questionable Lobbyist Influence291-293
Perry Uses State Funds/Campaign Funds for Personal Use
294Official Travel with Spouse/Family294Perry’s Excessive International and Domestic Travel294- 298Increasing Expenses at the Governor’s Office298-305
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