Richard J "Rick" Keene was born on November 16,1957 and is a former Republican member of the California State Assembly representing the 3rd district from 2002 to 2008.
11 Facts About Rick Keene
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Rick Keene was born in Crescent City and raised in Hayfork, a small community in Trinity County.
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Rick Keene worked in many varied vocations in his youth.
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Rick Keene set chokers in a logging operation, drove a forklift at a nut processing plant and, for 10 years, worked at United Parcel Service.
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Rick Keene began practicing law in Chico at a general law practice specializing in criminal defense, workers' compensation, and personal injury law.
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Rick Keene was first elected to the Chico City Council in 1994.
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Rick Keene served on the Internal Affairs Committee, Butte County Association of Governments and the Local Agency Formation Commission.
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Rick Keene represented the 3rd District including Lassen, Plumas, Yuba, Nevada, Sierra and portions of Butte and Placer Counties for six years.
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Rick Keene was selected to be lead Republican and Vice Chair on the Budget and Utility and Commerce Committees and served on the Natural Resources Committee, the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security, and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the legislature's watchdog committee.
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Rick Keene was a candidate for the California State Senate 4th District in 2010.
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In 2015 he restarted Rick Keene Consulting as a senior strategic advisor, assisting various IT technologies with matching their capabilities with State priorities and needs and helping State entities navigate the states procurement, funding and approval processes, which he still does currently.