| Candidate |
Rick Perry
|
Herman Cain
|
| Born |
James Richard Perry
March 4, 1950 ( 1950-03-04 ) (age 61)
Paint Creek, Texas
| December 13, 1945 ( 1945-12-13 ) (age 65)
Memphis , Tennessee , US
|
| Political party |
Republican Party (since 1989)
Democratic Party (until 1989)
| Republican
|
| Spouse(s) |
Anita Thigpen
| Gloria Cain
|
| Children |
Griffin
Sydney
| Melanie Cain and Vincent Cain
|
| Residence |
West Austin, Texas
(Temporary residence since 2007, during repairs to the Texas Governor's Mansion )
| Sandy Springs , Georgia, US
|
| Profession |
Military Officer , Farmer , Politician
| Businessman, Radio host, Columnist
|
| Religion |
Christian ( evangelical )
| National Baptist
|
| Website |
www.governor.state.tx.us
| hermancain.com
|
| Education |
B.A. Animal Sciences (Texas A&M University)
| B.A. Mathematics (Morehouse College),
M.Sc Computer Science (Purdue University)
|
| Facebook Likes |
166,978
| 2,481,160
|
| Twitter Followers |
95,394
| 106,113
|
| Campaign Contributions |
n/a
| $2.6 million
|
| Net Worth |
$1.1 million
| $2.9 - $6.6 million
|
| Views on Health Care Reform |
In favor of repealing Health Care Reform
| In favor of repealing Health Care Reform
|
| Views on Same-sex Marriage |
Believes in traditional definition of marriage.
| Believes in traditional definition of marriage.
|
| Views on Abortion |
Anti-abortion.
| Anti-abortion.
|
| Views on Climate Change |
Skeptical about manmade global warming
| Skeptical about manmade global warming
|
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