Rick Noriega is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. He is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the 2008 elections.

Rick served as deputy garrison commander of the KMTC training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan after 9/11. Rick was deployed in Afghanistan for a total of 14 months until August 2005. Upon his return from Afghanistan, Rick was tapped by Mayor Bill White as Incident Commander of Houston's Hurricane Katrina relief efforts at the George R. Brown Convention Center. His leadership with the military, as well as his record in community service, was crucial as the GRB was transformed into a virtual city that cared for nearly 30,000 evacuees, and was then dismantled in the course of less than a month. At the center, Rick coordinated medical, employment, travel, housing and food services for more than 2,000 evacuees living on-site. Since 1999, Rick has served in the Texas House of Representatives.

Rick is married to Melissa Noriega, who currently sits on the Houston City Council. The Noriegas have two sons, Alex and Ricky Jr.

Campaign website: http://www.ricknoriega.com

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