Rep. Rick Noriega

Rep. Rick Noriega

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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

Blog Entries by Rep. Rick Noriega

Two Weeks in America

1 Comments | Posted June 25, 2008 | 01:31 PM (EST)

After two weeks in the field training soldiers preparing them for their return to the Middle East, it is clear to me now more than ever why I'm running for the United States Senate.

What occurred to me when I was in the field was the sharp contrast in what...

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End John Cornyn's Silence

Posted April 23, 2008 | 03:40 PM (EST)

I am honored to have served side by side with courageous members of the armed forces in Afghanistan. Having served our country for almost thirty years, I've seen my friends risk their lives day after day for our nation -- and all they ask for in return is to have...

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Releasing My Records

Posted February 27, 2008 | 01:14 PM (EST)

Two weeks ago, Jon Soltz posted about the coming smears against my record by John Cornyn and his Republican operatives. I rejected the demand by John Cornyn's surrogates that I turn over my military records to Republican Party operatives. I'm not going to give my records to Karl Rove...

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