WPMA News / Fall 2026	
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Thursday, February 18, 2027
Jeb Bush’s strong leadership and passion for big, bold 
ideas led to sweeping reforms in Florida while he was  
Governor (1999–2007). At the heart of his success was his 
ability to inspire citizens, business leaders and policymakers 
to embrace sweeping change as the only way to take charge 
of the future. Delivering candid and informative remarks, 
Bush applies his visionary understanding of the issues to 
share his perspective on the current state of world affairs. 
From health care and the economy to foreign policy and 
immigration, to civilized exploration of policy reform, Bush 
engages audiences with a unique outlook on a variety of the 
most prominent issues on the minds of Americans.
2003) and Crank Yankers (2002‐2005).  
He later took that construction acumen into the 
television world with TLC’s The Adam Carolla Project, 
which saw him and old construction buddies remod-
eling and flipping his childhood home, Spike TVs To 
Catch a Contractor where he busted shady contrac-
tors and made them fix their shoddy work, and Adam 
Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live where he coached 
celebrity guests on various DIY challenges.
 Adam became a New York Times best-selling author 
when his book, In 50 Years We'll All Be Chicks, topped 
the charts for ten weeks. The audio version went 
straight to the #1 position on iTunes. He has since 
written five more books including New York Times 
Best Sellers Not Taco Bell Material and President Me. 
Adam also co-wrote, produced and starred in two 
independent feature length films: The Hammer (2007) 
and Road Hard (2015), a crowd-funded comedy 
that raised over a million dollars in a single month. 
Through his venture Chassy Media, he produced the 
inspirational documentaries Winning: The Racing Life 
of Paul Newman, Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story and 
the 24-Hour War, which documents the battle be-
tween Ford and Ferrari in the 1960’s for racing domi-
nance at Le Mans.
Along with hosting his daily podcast, Adam headlines 
Clubs, Theaters and Casinos nationwide as a stand-up 
comic touring his particular brand of common sense 
comedy that aired as his first Stand Up special on Fox 
Nation in the Winter of 2025.
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
Former Florida Governor 
Former Florida Governor (1999-2007)
(1999-2007)

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