WASHINGTON — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will run for president in 2016, according to senior aides who confirmed Thursday that the Republican would announce his widely expected decision in Miami later this month.
As the son of one president and brother of another, Bush would be the third member of his immediate family to sit in the Oval Office if elected. His decision to run ensures the possibility of a general election showdown between two political families as Hillary Rodham Clinton eyes the Democratic presidential nomination.
Bush senior aides confirmed that the 62-year-old Bush, who left the Florida governor’s mansion in 2007, will enter the race during an event at Miami Dade College soon after returning from a weeklong European trip.
