# Governors and Senators for US Presidency **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 15, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governors-and-senators-for-us-presidency/392296 "2007-02-15T02:16:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governors-and-senators-for-us-presidency/392296/21 "2007-02-16T20:17:44Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] No, I checked [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush) when **ascenray** correctly corrected me. Bush ran for the Senate twice and lost; he ran for the House twice and won. He quit to run the unsuccessful Senate race against Ralph Yarborough. [/QUOTE] :smack: I thought you were referring to George W. Bush, not his father. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governors-and-senators-for-us-presidency/392296/22 "2007-02-16T20:38:58Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] :smack: I thought you were referring to George W. Bush, not his father. :smack: [/QUOTE] :smack:, indeed if you thought this post of mine was referring to George W. – > [@](#): > > George H. W. Bush **served in a lot of public offices** , but never as U.S. senator. He did serve one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, I believe. > > **His father, Prescott Bush** , did serve as a U.S. senator from Connecticut. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governors-and-senators-for-us-presidency/392296.md?page=1)