Candidate for
Governing Board Member; North Monterey County Unified School District

BIOGRAPHY PAUL J. FICKAS

Paul J. Fickas (34) was born and raised in Salinas, California located on the Central Coast of California and 45 min south of San Jose, California. Paul currently owns and operates FICKAS & Associates, a political campaign and marketing firm.

Paul grew up in a very strong traditional Mexican family working in the fields of Salinas, CA. in the summers as a teenager. Growing up in Salinas, Paul was elected class President every year in high school. Later he moved to Sacramento, California and attended California State University, Sacramento (CSUS).

Shortly after arriving in Sacramento Paul started his political career, first as an intern in the California State Legislator in 1988. As a student, Paul was elected Vice President of his fraternity (Sigma Phi Epsilon) and Director of Health and Human Services of CSUS.

In 1996, Paul was elected the youngest Chairman to the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Sacramento. During this term Paul worked and created strong friendships with California State Latino Republican leaders, such as; Ruben Barrales (Presidential Appointee), Rosio Marin (U.S. Sec. of the Treasury), Tony Amador (U.S. Marshal), Grace Truillo Daniel (Dept. of Agriculture), Assemblyman Abel Maldonado, Assemblyman Rod Pacheco, and Assemblywoman Charlene Gonzales Zettal.

After 1996, Paul worked with the Sacramento County Office of Education as the Student Services Director for "Friday Night Live" an alcohol and drug prevention program for high school students.

In 1997, Paul was asked to work for the Community Services Planning Commission as the Community Director/Youth Director. As the Youth Director, Paul created the Sacramento Youth Commission, which served the city as the Youth City Council, developing policy and projects for the City of Sacramento.

During the summer of 1998, Paul was asked to work for the California State Republican Assembly. There he learned the fundamentals and lobbying skills to produce legislation. Paul primarily worked in with the State Assembly Education committee, producing valuable legislation for the State of California.

In 1999, Paul started Fickas & Associates. During this time Paul worked on several key political campaigns in California; Assemblyman Bob Pacheco, Assemblyman Jan Goldsmith, Assemblyman Abel Maldonado, Assemblyman Brooks Firestone, Assemblyman Rod Pacheco, and Assemblywoman Charlene Gonzales Zettal.

Then in the summer of 2000, Paul organized and coordinated the largest single political rally in Monterey County for then Governor George W. Bush, attended by nearly 5,000 supporters.

Paul was then hired by the Monterey County Republican Party as Executive Director and coordinated the largest volunteer campaign turnout for President George W. Bush in November 2000 with over 400 campaign workers.

Recently, one of the most notable Latino leaders in California stated that, "Paul Fickas is becoming of the most respected Latino Consultants in California"; said Andrew Asiano, past two term Chairman of the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

He currently lives in Prunedale, California.