Jeb Bush spokesperson: 'He is not Hispanic'

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Jeb Bush made a mistake when filling out a 2009 voter-registration form in which he identified himself as "Hispanic," the former Florida governor said Monday.

A spokesperson for Bush told the Washington Examiner's Byron York that while it remained "unclear where the paperwork error was made," the Bush family "certainly got a good laugh out of it."

"He is not Hispanic," the spokesperson said.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.