Jeb
Bush quits board posts ahead of possible White House run: Washington
Post
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[January 02, 2015]
(Reuters) - Potential U.S.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has resigned from all of his
corporate and non-profit board member positions, the Washington Post
reported on Wednesday, as the former Florida governor explores a run for
the White House.
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The Post, citing a statement emailed to the paper by one of Bush's
aides late on New Year's Eve, said he even stepped down from the
board of his education foundation.
The statement added that he was still evaluating next steps for
businesses for which he serves as an owner or principal partner,
including consulting firm Jeb Bush & Associates, the Post reported.
Reuters could not independently verify the report. Representatives
for Bush were not immediately available.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jan/02/images/ads/current/gives_you_more_bch_040314.png) The news comes just days after Bush, the son of former U.S.
President George H.W. Bush and the brother of former President
George W. Bush, announced he was stepping down from the board of
real estate investment trust Rayonier Inc.
Bush said there were no disagreements between Rayonier and him.
Bush, 61, said on Dec. 16 that he was actively exploring a run for
the U.S. presidency in 2016 and would establish a political action
committee in January that would allow him to engage with supporters
and potential donors and determine whether sufficient support exists
for a run.
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Bush served as Florida's governor between 1999 and 2007.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Nick
Macfie)
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