Bush born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 6, 1946; is the son of former U.S. President George Bush. He and his wife, Laura, have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, named after the grandmothers. After serving in the Texas National Guard he worked in the oil and gas industries until 1986, when he got involved in this father's successful 1988 presidential campaign. He was the managing partner and part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team in 1989-1998. He served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, 1968-1973. He returned to Texas and was elected governor there in 1994 and again in 1998. He was the first Texas governor to be elected to two four-year terms. Bush won the Republican nomination for president in August of 2000; in the November general election he ran against Democratic candidate Al Gore. After a post-election delay of a month while votes where recounted and lawsuits were filed on both sides, Gore conceded the election to Bush on December 13, 2000. bush received fewer popular votes than Gore: the final official tally was 50,158,094 votes for Gore to 49,820,518 votes for Bush. However, Bush led in electoral votes 271 to 267.