Richard Rios
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Richard "Rick" Rios is a conservative political activist
who has worked with several state and national organizations to promote small government
, lower taxes, and minority rights
. Richard Rios was elected chairman of the California chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
in 2008.
judge George K. Scovel.
Richard's grew up on ranches in Bowie, Arizona
where is father served in law enforcement as a patrol officer with the Department of Public Safety
.
Chaplain team that was the first to be admitted into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
. The Chaplain team went on to establish a community relationship with the city of Bay St. Louis, Louisiana where a Christian missions
network continued to feed thousands in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In 2008 wild fires broke out across Orange and Riverside counties in southern California
. Richard Rios help coordinate Calvary Chapel disaster relief
efforts with local city and county governments to provide food for the first responders
.
in Business Administration
from California State Polytechnic in Pomona.
Richard continued his education at National University
where he received a Masters degree
in Electronic Commerce
and Marketing.
Richard put his doctoral studies at Capella University
on hold in late 2007 to concentrate his efforts on electing Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee as the Republican Party nominee for the office of the President of the United States
. He served as Senator Fred Thompson's California Political Director.
Housing Board.
2004 - Appointed to the Brea, California Senior Advisory Board
2007 - Reappointed to the Brea, California Housing Board
2007 - Political Director, Senator Fred Thompson presidential campaign
2007 - Elected president of the Yorba Ranch unit of the California Republican Assembly.
2008 - Elected California state chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.
2008 - California State Faith
Chair, Senator John McCain
presidential campaign
2008 - Elected Orange County California Republican Central Committee
Member
Activism
Activism consists of intentional efforts to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing...
who has worked with several state and national organizations to promote small government
Limited government
Limited government is a government which anything more than minimal governmental intervention in personal liberties and the economy is generally disallowed by law, usually in a written constitution. It is written in the United States Constitution in Article 1, Section 8...
, lower taxes, and minority rights
Minority rights
The term Minority Rights embodies two separate concepts: first, normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious, linguistic or sexual minorities, and second, collective rights accorded to minority groups...
. Richard Rios was elected chairman of the California chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Republican National Hispanic Assembly
The Republican National Hispanic Assembly is an American political organization founded in 1967 which seeks to promote Hispanic issues and interests within the Republican Party, and the Party's interests and candidates within the Hispanic population...
in 2008.
Personal History
Richard Rios is one of three sons whose father, Jess Frank Rios, immigrated to the United States from Mexico. Richards mother, Susan Diane Roland, is the granddaughter of Superior courtSuperior court
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...
judge George K. Scovel.
Richard's grew up on ranches in Bowie, Arizona
Bowie, Arizona
Bowie is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona. The community lies on Interstate 10 in eastern Arizona close to the western New Mexico border...
where is father served in law enforcement as a patrol officer with the Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
The Department of Public Safety , also called an Office of Public Safety, is a state or local government umbrella agency in the United States which serves to assist the certain agencies in their services by providing administrative, financial, and technical services and support for core public...
.
Humanitarian Work
Richard Rios was part of a six member Calvary ChapelCalvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel is an evangelical association of Christian churches with over one thousand congregations worldwide. Calvary Chapel also maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. It presents itself as a "fellowship of...
Chaplain team that was the first to be admitted into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. The Chaplain team went on to establish a community relationship with the city of Bay St. Louis, Louisiana where a Christian missions
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
network continued to feed thousands in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In 2008 wild fires broke out across Orange and Riverside counties in southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. Richard Rios help coordinate Calvary Chapel disaster relief
Emergency management
Emergency management is the generic name of an interdisciplinary field dealing with the strategic organizational management processes used to protect critical assets of an organization from hazard risks that can cause events like disasters or catastrophes and to ensure the continuance of the...
efforts with local city and county governments to provide food for the first responders
Certified first responder
A certified first responder is a person who has completed a course and received certification in providing pre-hospital care for medical emergencies. They have more skill than someone who is trained in basic first aid but they are not a substitute for advanced medical care rendered by emergency...
.
Education
After graduating from high school, Richard went on to earn a Bachelors degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
from California State Polytechnic in Pomona.
Richard continued his education at National University
National university
A national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...
where he received a Masters degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Electronic Commerce
Electronic commerce
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online...
and Marketing.
Richard put his doctoral studies at Capella University
Capella University
Capella University is a for-profit co-educational university with partial residency requirements during the course of study, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The school is owned by the publicly traded Capella Education Company...
on hold in late 2007 to concentrate his efforts on electing Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee as the Republican Party nominee for the office of the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. He served as Senator Fred Thompson's California Political Director.
Political Involvement
2003 - Appointed to the Brea, CaliforniaBrea, California
Brea is a city in Orange County, California. The population, as of the 2010 Census was 39,282.The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled by citrus production, and is now an important retail center because of the large Brea Mall and the recently redeveloped Brea Downtown...
Housing Board.
2004 - Appointed to the Brea, California Senior Advisory Board
2007 - Reappointed to the Brea, California Housing Board
2007 - Political Director, Senator Fred Thompson presidential campaign
2007 - Elected president of the Yorba Ranch unit of the California Republican Assembly.
2008 - Elected California state chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.
2008 - California State Faith
State religion
A state religion is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state...
Chair, Senator John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
presidential campaign
2008 - Elected Orange County California Republican Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
Member