CONWAY — Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush took a wide range of questions from a crowd of about 100 at the Gibson Center for Senior Services during a Thursday morning campaign stop in North Conway. Attendees asked about everything from the arming of EPA officials to the national debt.
Bush, 62, served as governor of Florida from 1999-2007. He was introduced by Berthy De La Rosa-Aponte, a Florida resident who has a disabled daughter. De La Rosa-Aponte described Bush as a "relentless" advocate for families in her position.
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