“I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when I wasn't farming or attending Paint Creek Rural School, I was generally over at Troop 48 working on my Eagle Scout award.”

American politician

James Richard Perry is an American politician best known for serving as the 14th United States secretary of energy from 2017 to 2019. He also served as the 47th governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015. Perry was a long-serving figure in Texas and later entered national politics as a presidential candidate, seeking the Republican nomination in both 2012 and 2016. His public career centers on executive office and national political contests.