- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - Proud husband and father in Temecula, CA
 - Former Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator
 - After 9/11, served 2 U.S. Secretaries of State on critical national security and foreign policy challenges
 - Recipient of U.S. Government Meritorious and Superior Group Honor Award and Presidential Management Fellowship
 - Degrees from RCC, UCLA, and Johns Hopkins University
 - Amateur marathon runner (slow!), member of Alvord Educational Foundation, Pacific Council on International Relations, etc.
  
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