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Richard Bailey
(Born July 30, 1986) Candidate for the Republican nomination for State Assembly of California District 77.

The oldest son of two children, Richard was born and raised in San Diego's East County. After graduating from California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, Richard moved to San Francisco and began work as a consultant at Protiviti Inc. During the recession of 2009, Richard became unemployed and returned to his hometown. Upon returning back to San Diego, Richard enrolled in the Master of Arts program at San Diego State University earning a MA in Economics. While taking night classes at SDSU Richard started a small business and began working at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association - a fiscally conservative group that advocates on behalf of taxpayers for efficient and less wasteful government.

College Life
Richard graduated in June of 2008 from California Polytechnic State University with a BS in Business Administration, Finance. He spent three years as a Resident Adviser in dormitories and worked to pay his way through college. While attending school Richard became politically active and campaigned for Sam Blakeslee who would go one to become minority leader for California's State Assembly. Richard also began writing guest commentaries for the Mustang Daily from a Conservative/ Libertarian viewpoint.

Political Life
In 2009 Richard declared his intentions to run for California State Assembly District 77 as a Republican. He was previously registered as an independent.