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Carly Fiorina - Austin-born with deep Texas roots

By Jonathan Tilove
Oct 4, 2015

Rick Perry may be out of the race for president, but the Republican field is still brimming with Texas. First-generation Texan Ted Cruz has the ostrich boots and defiant swagger. Jeb Bush — Midland-born, Houston-raised, Longhorn-educated — is the son and brother of Texas presidents. Rand Paul, son of Ron, toddled into Texas as a 2-year-old, coming of age in Lake Jackson and at Baylor University.

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And then there is Carly Fiorina, who, on the strength of two stellar debate performances, has suddenly surged into the top tier of candidates — ahead of Bush and Cruz and Paul and behind only Donald Trump and Ben Carson in recent polls.

Read more of the Austin American-Statesman profile of Fiorina here.

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