Bob Smith biography


Age: 
55
Occupation: 
Retired, 34 years with San Bernardino County
Political experience: 
Short bio: • Fire Fighter with California Division of Forestry • 27 years San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department o SWAT o Gang Task Force o Past President of Air Smuggling Investigators Association o Past President of National Police Rodeo Association o Awarded “Officer of the Year” by Optimist International o 8 years narcotics division • 7 years working with the Board of Supervisors o Retired with 34 years with San Bernardino County • 2 years as Field Representative / Senior Field Rep for California State Assembly • Alternate Board Member of the Victor Valley Economic Development • Board Member of the Victorville Transit Authority • Board Member for the Morongo Basin Transit Authority • Life Member of the NRA (National Rifle Association) • Life Member of International Police Association • Elected office: School Board Trustee with Summit Leadership Academy o Former School Board Trustee with Silver Valley School District Other public service: • Delegate to Governor Ronald Reagan (age: 15) • Board Member of the Barstow Boys & Girls Club • Lt. Col with United States Air Force Aux, Civil Air Patrol as pilot and Commander of the Legislative Squadron • Presidential Appointee to the Selective Service Board where he serves as President • Board member of the American Red Cross • Board Member of the Police Activity League (PAL) • Former Board Member of One to One Mentors • Republican Central Committee • California Republican Party Delegate • Rotary International • Former Elk • Civilian / Military Support Group for Edwards Air Force Base • Son of the American Revolution
Family: 
I am the proud father of four children: Michelle Melanie Aaron Elizabeth • Grandfather: o Julia o Brook o Lauren
Endorsements: 
State Elected officials Board of Equalization Member Michelle Steel Senator George Runner Senator Bob Dutton Assemblyman Anthony Adams Assemblywoman Sharon Runner Assemblywoman Audra Strickland Assemblyman Van Tran Assemblyman John Benoit Former Senator Jim Brulte Former Assemblyman Tony Strickland Former Assemblyman Ken Maddox Former Assemblyman Russ Bogh County Elected officials Chairman Paul Biane, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Supervisor Gary Ovitt, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Supervisor Jim Bilyeu, Inyo County Board of Supervisors Former Supervisor Bill Betterley, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Craig Kamansky, Former Superior Court Judge, San Bernardino County City Elected officials Councilman Jack Allwardt-City of Exeter Mayor Pro Tem Joann Almond, Victorville City of Adelanto Councilman Steven R. Baisden Mayor Leonel Benavides, City of Farmersville Mayor Terry Caldwell, Victorville Martin L. "Smiley" Connolly, Mayor Pro Tem - City of Bishop Councilwoman Bea Cortes, Grand Terrace Susan Cullen, Councilwomen - City of Bishop Councilman Steven C. Curran, Barstow Mayor Lawrence Dale, Barstow Councilman Mike Edminston, City of California City Former Mayor Ted Ensslin, City of Porterville Mayor David Evans, City of California City Willie Gilbert, Vice Chairman, Rosamond Town Council Teresa L. Graham, Secretary, Rosamond Town Council Councilman Rex Gutierrez, Rancho Cucamonga Councilman Eddie Hernandez, City of Porterville Councilman Bob Hunter, Victorville Former Mayor Pro-Tem Ron Irish-City of Porterville Mayor Pro Tem Tim Jasper, Apple Valley Councilman Jim Jeffra, Lancaster Mayor Don Kurt, Rancho Cucamonga Councilman Nicholas Lessenevitch, City of California City Councilman Tom Masner, Yucaipa Councilman Larry McAllon, Highland Councilman Pete McCracken, City of Porterville Councilwoman Julie McIntyre, Barstow Former Councilman Eb Muncy, Barstow Former Councilman Pat Murch, City of Needles Councilman Scott Nassif, Apple Valley Mayor Bill Neeb, Yucca Valley Councilman Ed Pack, Hesperia James M. Payne, Director-Rosamond Town Council Councilmember Trinidad Perez, Adelanto Councilman Richard Pletcher, City of Needles Rick Roelle, Councilman - Town Of Apple Valley Councilman Mike Rothschild, Victorville Councilman Daniel Salinas, City of Lindsay Councilman Kevin Schafer-City of California City Councilman Tim Silva, Barstow Robert Smith, President-Board of Directors for East Kern Health Care District Dan Spoor, Director, Rosamond Town Council Councilwoman Cathy Strong-City of California City Former Mayor Steven Tree, City of Porterville Bob Vincelette, Director / Financial Officer, Rosamond Town Council Rick Webb, Director, Rosamond Town Council Former Mayor Mal Wessel, Barstow Councilman Jim Whited, Havasu Lake Justin Wright, Director, Rosamond Town Council Law Enforcement Elected Officials Gary Penrod, Sheriff, San Bernardino County Donny Youngblood, Sheriff, Kern County Sheriff's Dept Bill Lutze, Sheriff, Inyo County Mike Ramos, District Attorney, San Bernardino County Law Enforcement Officials Ramon Figueroa, Chief of Police-City of Lindsay James Olvera, Chief of Police-City of Dinuba Dennis Bacoch, Retired Lt.-Inyo County Sheriffs Department Greg Bottrell, Captain-Commander, San Bernardino County Sherriff's Department Chris Carter, Lt-Bishop Police Department Dennis Christy, Chief Deputy DA, San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office Lance Clark, Captain-Commander, San Bernardino County Sherriff's Department Joe Cusimano, Captain-Commander, San Bernardino County Sherriff's Department Mike Hunter, President, Barstow Police Department Management Dennis Kottmeier, Former District Attorney, San Bernardino County Gary C. Kuncl, Director Public Safety-College of Sequoias Don Miller, Lt-San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Pete Ortiz, Captain-Commander, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Mike Smith, Chief Investigator, San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office Valerie Tanguay, Captain, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Mark Taylor, Captain-Commander, San Bernardino County Sherriff's Department R.P. Tyler, Captain, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Associations Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs Barstow Police Citizen on Patrol Barstow Police Officers Association California Narcotics Officers Association California Welfare Fraud Investigators Association Inyo Deputy Sheriff's Association Kern County Law Enforcement Association Kern County District Attorney's Investigators Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association Lindsay Police Officers Association San Bernardino County Safety Employees Association (SEBA) Woodlake Police Officers Association Fire Don Barnett, Captain, Kern County Fire Department Sal Corrao, Division Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department Paul Courtney, President, Barstow Fire Board Steve Davis, Fire Chief, Olancha Fire Department Pat Dennen, Fire Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department Nick DiNapoli, Captain, Barstow Fire Department Dallas Harris, Director, Barstow Fire Board Gary G. Hood, Retired Fire Captain, Porterville Fire Darrell Jauss, Fire Chief, Barstow Fire Department LeRoy Kritz, Fire Chief, Lone Pine Fire Department John Marzano, Fire Chief, Big Pine Fire Department Jose Perez, Fire Chief-Woodlake Fire Department Ray Seguine, Fire Chief, Bishop Fire Department Dennis Thompson, Fire Chief, Kern County Fire Dept Ron Walls, Battalion Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department Terry Welsh, Battalion Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department Danny Wurl, Deputy Fire Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department Fire Associations California Professional Fire Fighters Association Barstow Professional Firefighters Association San Bernardino County Professional Firefighters-Local 935 Yermo Fire Department Education Fernando Baca, President- Board of Trustees, Barstow Community College Don Brown, Superintendent, Burton School District Beth Donnan, Trustee, Summit Leadership Academy School Board Karen Gray, Trustee, Silver Valley Unified School District Frank Harris, Trustee, Summit Leadership Academy School Board Timothy Heiden, Board of Trustees, Barstow Community College Daniel Hoffman, Educator, Porterville School District Linda Lingren, Trustee, Silver Valley Unified School District Don Mason, Trustee, Farmersville School District Rick Piercy, President/CEO, Lewis Center for Educational Research Alex Reyes, Trustee, Farmersville School District Frank Stewart, Trustee, Silver Valley Unified School District Alvin Vanderslice, Trustee, Farmersville School District Steven Williams, Trustee, Rosamond School District Marcia Zableckis, Board of Trustees, Barstow Community College City & Community Service Officials Ken Alstott, CEO, San Bernardino County Fair Board Geoff Berner, Director, Yermo CSD Skip Bond, Chairman, Oaks Hills Community Advisory Commission JoAnne Cousino, City Clerk, Barstow Kimberly Cox, General Manager, Silver Lakes CSD Debbie Farrington, Director, Newberry Springs CSD Lolita Hanna, Ethics Officer, City of Barstow Jim Hart, City Manager, Adelanto Mike Hayhurst, San Bernardino County Fair Board Rene Miller, City Manager, City of Farmerville Dave Nenna, CEO, Tule River EDC Robert Neufeld, General Manager, Rosamond CSD Richard Rowe, City Manager, City of Needles Steven Russell, Director, Rosamond Community Service District Daryl Schendel, Director, Barstow Heights CSD Lloyd Schultz, Lucerne Valley Municipal Advisory Commission Milo Stormo, President, Helendale CSD Rebekah Swanson, Director, Hesperia Park District Michael Tree, City Manager, Twenty Nine Palms Robert Vasseur, Director, Newberry Springs CSD William Way, City Manager, California City Loney Weems, Director, Yermo CSD Elected Water Officials Bob Almond, Vice President, Baldy Mesa Water District Kimberly Cox, Director, Mojave Water Agency Dick Fortyune, Director, Mojave Water Agency Michael Page, Director, Mojave Water Agency Jim Ventura, Director, Mojave Water Agency Chambers of Commerce Deborah Colman, Past President, Barstow Chamber of Commerce Buford Land, President, California City Chamber of Commerce Manuel Lopez, President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Pan Patel, Director, Antelope Valley (Rosamond) Chamber of Commerce Anna Zarley, Office Manager, Antelope Valley (Rosamond) Chamber of Commerce Organizations / Associations Barstow Realtor Association Barstow Area Republican Caucus (BARC) California Young Americans for Freedom California Off Road Vehicle Association (CORVA) Inland Valley Drug Free Community Coalition Individuals Kathryn Alvarado, President, Barstow Boy and Girls Club Robert Barron, General Manager, Lone Pine Film Museum John Batista, Real Estate Agent-Visalia Greta Castle, Member, Kern Antelope Historical Society Richard Christenson, Attorney-Porterville Robert Christenson-Attorney, Porterville Jerry M. Core, Inyo-Mono Title Co.-Bishop Jim Evans, Visalia Andrew Gilstrap-Porterville Warren Gubler, Attorney-Visalia Shirley Harrington, Member, Kern Antelope Historical Society Randall Hempling, President, Barstow Area Republican Caucus Mary Ann Lockwood, President, Newberry Springs Senior Citizens Larry Monroe, Vice President, Barstow Area Republican Caucus Aaron Pina-D.A. Intern, Exeter Mary Lou Priest, Former Field Representative, 34th Assembly District Rafael Ramos, Farmersville Jonathan Richey, Dentist-Porterville Val Samuelson, Business Owner-Dinuba Francis Shannon, Former President, SETCO Republican Women Jack Shannon, Rancher, Porterville Thaddeus Taylor-Bishop Peggy Teal, Director, United Way Mark Terry, Farmer-Dinuba Anthony Wallace, Consultant-Visalia Cindy Westoby-Singer, Porterville Craig Westoby-Chiropractor, Porterville Chuck Williams, Former Chairman, San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee (Partial List)
Why are you running?: 

• I have a wide variety of experience which I believe will benefit the constituents of the 34th assembly District. My experience includes:
o 27 years in law enforcement which included working on a SWAT team, gang task force, narcotics division, etc.
o two separate school boards
o two transportation boards
o various community service boards including the Boys and Girls Club, Police Activities League Board, American Red Cross Board, One to One Mentors in various positions within the Republican Party.
o Fire Fighter with California Division of Forestry
• My goals in office will be to:
o oppose taxes,
o oppose liberal policies on illegal immigration,
• move immigrant prisoners to jails in their own countries
• push the federal government to meet its legal obligation to reimburse California for the costs of the federal government’s failure to secure the border.
• It now cost the state $750 million a year
o stop spending money we don’t have,
o make schools more accountable with more local control
o and use my 27 years of law enforcement experience to crack down on gangs and drugs

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