Rick Perry, the former four-term governor of Texas, announced Thursday he will seek the presidency for a second time, hoping to avoid the same mistakes he made during his 2012 bid.

Speaking to supporters at an airplane hangar north of Dallas in his home state of Texas, Perry said with a new president, America has the power to make things new again.

“I am running for president because I know our country’s best days are ahead of us,” Perry said on his newly launched website, RickPerry.org. “The road to the White House will demand my best and I will work every day to earn your support.”

Perry spoke about growing up in Texas and how proud he was to wear a uniform in the Air Force. He said moving forward, America does not have to continue on its current path.

“It is time to create real jobs, to raise wages, to create opportunity for all. To give every citizen a stake in this country,” Perry said. “To restore hope, real hope to forgotten Americans, millions of middle class families who have given up hope of getting ahead, millions of workers who have given up hope of finding a job.”

He spoke extensively about reversing overburdening government regulations, growing debt and returning “freedom to the individual.”

“The American People see a rigged game, where insiders get rich, and the middle class pays the tab,” he said.

Perry also called for reforming the tax code, energy independence and for a larger role abroad.

“There is nothing wrong in America today that cannot be fixed with new leadership,” he said.

Along with serving 15 years as the governor of Texas, Perry served several terms in Texas’ House of Representatives, as agriculture commissioner in Texas and as lieutenant governor under then-Gov. George W. Bush.

“He can argue he has experience from his time as governor, almost on par with Jeb Bush in terms of both being governor in major states,” said Mack Shelley, a professor of political science. “Perry can say he’s a former governor, he’s been there and done that and understands executive decision making.”

In 2011, Perry announced he would seek the Republican nomination and while he was popular early on, he made several mistakes during campaigns and debates that sank his poll numbers.

Most notably, Perry is known for his “oops” moment during a primary debate where he struggled to name a specific department in the federal government that he would eliminate as president to control spending. After a few laughs from the crowd and other candidates, Perry shrugged and said, “I can’t. The third one, I can’t. Sorry. Oops.”

Since leaving the governor’s office in Texas, Perry has traveled extensively to early voting states, including Iowa. Perry said he has learned from his mistakes and is more prepared for a run this time around.

Following his announcement today, Perry will come to Iowa this weekend. Along with taking part in Sen. Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” event in Boone, Perry will host his own event titled “Ride with Rick.” Perry is inviting American military members to ride from Perry to Boone for Ernst’s event. Proceeds will go to the Puppy Jake Foundation, which provides service dogs to assist wounded veterans. 

Perry is the 10th Republican to officially declare his candidacy. Several more Republicans are expected to announce in the coming weeks, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on June 15, businessman Donald Trump on June 16 and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on June 24.