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The fifth-generation Texan was born in the West Texas town of Paint Creek. His parents were both ranchers. Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller/The Texas Tribune
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Perry earned his degree in animal science in 1972. As an Aggie, he was also a member of the Corps of Cadets and the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, as well as senior class social secretary. Photo by the Texas Tribune
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Perry's time in the U.S. Air Force, during which he was promoted to captain, included stints in Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Guatemala. Photo from the Dallas Morning News.
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During his eight years as a Democrat in the State Legislature, Perry's colleagues said he displayed fiscal conservatism. Photo from the Texas State Library & Archives Commission
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Perry earned 50.5 percent of the vote and became Texas' first Republican lieutenant governor since Reconstruction. He served under Gov. George W. Bush. Photo by Michael Mulvey/Dallas Morning News
