Gov. Bush Shares Prayer on Campaign Trail

Gov. Jeb Bush choked up on the campaign trail Monday as he thanked members of a Pentecostal church for their prayers for his daughter, Noelle, who is in a drug treatment program.

“Every time I think about my daughter, it’s very hard,” Bush said after speaking at the Restoration Christian Center. “I appreciate the fact that thousands of people are praying for her and praying for our family. I know there are others ... going through similar things.”

Noelle Bush, 24, was arrested in January at a Tallahassee pharmacy drive-through window for allegedly trying to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax with a fraudulent prescription.

A judge last month found her in contempt of court and sent her to jail for three days after a worker at the center where she was receiving court-ordered drug treatment found her carrying prescription pills.

In April, Bush fought back tears at a drug summit where he thanked people for prayers and support after his daughter’s arrest. He quipped: “Bush men always cry; I apologize.”

Bush is unopposed for the Republican nomination for governor. Former Atty. Gen. Janet Reno is seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party.