Rick Perry is expected to announce that he will run for the Republican presidential nomination on June 4 in a campaign-style event in Dallas.
The former Texas governor’s wife on Friday tweeted out an invitation and link to an online form for supporters to request tickets to the kick-off, to be held at an as-yet undisclosed time and venue. In the tweet, Anita Perry said that she and her husband “have been discussing the future of this great country and how our family can play a role.”
.@GovernorPerry & I have been discussing the future of this great country and how our family can play a role. https://t.co/S2EOc5sliC
— Anita Perry (@AnitaPerryTX) May 15, 2015
Perry, who spent 14 years as Texas governor until retiring earlier this year, is preparing to launch his second bid for the White House. He ran in 2012, entering the GOP primary as frontrunner and to much fanfare, before seeing his support drop following poor performances in the televised debates.
Perry, 65, revealed later that he was in poor health and still recovering from back surgery, while conceding that he did not prepare for a presidential campaign the way he should have. Perry has spent his time since exiting the 2012 contest boning up on domestic and foreign policy.
He begins the 2016 race as a lower-tier candidate, but hopes to use the debates to show his command of the issues and rise through the field. Perry would become the second Republican Texan to announce for president this year, following Sen. Ted Cruz, who joined the race in March.
