July 9 , 2019 - Ross Perot the billionaire businessmen who mounted two presidential campaigns in the 1990's has died. In 1992 as an independent candidate Perot ran for president and scored 18.9% of the popular vote. Perot appeared in that year's presidential debates along side future President Bill Clinton and then President George H.W. Bush. His 1992 vice presidential running mate was James Stockdale.

In 1996 , Perot created the Reform Party. In the 1996 November general election Perot received 8% of the vote. For his 1996 running mate Perot selected Pat Choate. Following 1996 , Perot would not again run for office but in 2000 endorsed George W. Bush for president. In 2008 and 2012 , Perot supported Mitt Romney.