 Perry made history by becoming the first Texas governor to be elected to three four-year terms and the fourth to serve three terms since Shivers, Price Daniel, and John Connally; his third term began on January 18, 2011.The Koch network gave Rick Perry $76 000 in 2010, in relation to the Texas Gubernatorial elections.Since the beginning of his presidential campaign, Perry has made what he calls the economic success of Texas the centerpiece of his campaign.