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My civic services in Ridgecrest began over thirty years ago:
- As a volunteer Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at Burroughs High School.
- A baseball and basketball coach for China Lake & IWV youth sports.
- As head basketball coach for Murray Jr. High School.
- A religious education teacher, (8th grade and Senior High School levels).
- A Knight of Columbus third degree.
- Board of Directors of the IWV Association for Retarded Citizens(ARC) currently DART
- Founding member of IWV Youth Baseball Board of Directors and President of Leagues T-Ball through Pony.
- A Sierra Sands Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee, and VP & President.
- Served five years as a member of the Ridgecrest Contractors Appeals Board.
- Current Committees: Ridgecrest Redevelopment Agency, Infrastructure, RACVB, Legislative Committee, Kern County Association of Cities (KCAC)
- League of Calif. Cities Committees: Legislative Chair Desert Mountain Division, Environmental Quality, Revenue & Taxation
- 1st Ridgecrest Council member as Kern County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Commissioner
- Almost five years on your city council, currently as Mayor Pro Tem.
Most important, I have been married to my wife June (former 6-7-8th grade middle school educator) for over 30 years. We have two sons Richard and Thomas.
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