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County Central Committee, Supervisorial District 3 — Santa Barbara County Republican Party
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My Top 3 Priorities
Fiscally Conservative
To provide private and public forums for fiscally, conservative candidates to share their ideas.
Candidates who will run our County with fiscally conservative ideals.
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My Top 3 Priorities
Strengthen the Republican Party's outreach to California voters.
Rein in excessive spending and taxation at the state and local levels.
Reduce the role of government by encouraging sensible regulation and less legislation.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Attorney
Attorney, Butzel Long (2000–current)
Biography
Robert A. Hudson has extensive experience as a corporate, finance and international attorney. He has argued before the United States Supreme Court and is ranked in Best Lawyers in America, SuperLawyers, Leading Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell with the highest ratings. He has served as the president of two nonprofit organizations and has been involved in Republican politics as part of Republican Lawyers and as a campaigner for candidates.
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
I believe strongly in respecting our Constitution, in limited government and preserving the values and ideals of our founders.
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Systems Engineering Manager, Raytheon SAS; Elected Director for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Div 5
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My Top 3 Priorities
Participate in grass root efforts to encourage and support local Republican candidates in partisan and non-partisan contests
Pursue a leadership role with the Republican County Central Committee and work towards becoming the majority party in Santa Barbara County
Increase party registration, GOTV, and raise funds for local, state, and national candidates
Experience
Experience
Profession:Systems Engineering Manager, Raytheon SAS; Elected Director for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Div 5
Systems Engineering Manager, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (2011–current)
Director, Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Division 5 — Elected position (2014–current)
Education
University of Southern California — Master of Science, Systems Architecture and Engineering (2001)
University of California, Riverside — Bachelor of Science, Math Applied Physics (1984)
Community Activities
Tennis Player; former collegiate men's tennis player and college head coach, USTA (1981–current)
Season Subscriber and Foundation Supporter, Music Theatre West in Long Beach, California (1985–current)
Member, Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum (2015–current)
Member; Associate Member, Santa Barbara Elks Lodge 613; Santa Ynez Elk's Lodge (2011–current)
Biography
I want to be a member of the Republican County Central Committee, 3rd District, in Santa Barbara to promote Republican candidates for higher office and to register more Republicans in Santa Barbara County, to become the majority party. I have been a life long Republican and watched my parents meet future Governors and Presidents at the house of the Orange County Republican Party Chairwomen in the 1960s and 70s. I am a 2014 elected Director for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, representing Division 5 cities of Solvang and Santa Ynez, serving a four year term. I am a past California State Assembly Republican nominee for the 58th district in 1994 and a past member of the California Republican Assembly in Huntington Beach. I founded a Young Republican Chapter in Southeast LA County in 1987 and was an elected LA County and State Officer in 1988. My 31 year professional career has endeavored to fulfill Ronald Reagan's pledge for a strong national defense. In my professional career, I developed and fielded the following systems to defend our nation - the B-1b and B-2a Stealth Bombers, and the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense System Interceptor, to counter rogue nation intercontinental ballistic missiles, while working at Northrop-Grumman and The Boeing Company. The latter Interceptor Weapon System is the operational realization of President Reagan's Star Wars vision and I supported development flight test missions at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the Reagan Test Center at Kwajalein Atoll. I currently work for Raytheon as a Systems Engineering Manager for Space and Airborne Systems in a Leadership Team role for the Systems Development Center with over 1000 systems engineers. I am the current UC Santa Barbara Campus Manager for Raytheon and an active Santa Barbara chapter director for the Association of Old Crows, an Electronic Warfare professionals association. I earned a BS Degree in Math Applied Physics at UC Riverside and an MS Degree in Systems Architecture and Engineering from the University of Southern California, graduating with High Honors. Republican references and long-time friends include past Orange County Party Chairs Scott Baugh & Lois Lundberg, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, California State Assemblyman Matt Harper, and Costa Mesa Mayor Jim Righeimer.
Your consideration to enable my continued service to the Republican Party, as a member of the Republican Santa Barbara County Central Committee, 3rd District, is greatly appreciated!
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My Top 3 Priorities
Urge the California party organization to value and promote traditional Republican standards.
Encourage qualified candidates for public office to make themselves available.
More involvement in party affairs at the local level; e.g., by means of house organs and surveys.
Experience
Biography
The candidate practiced law in Los Angeles, Claifornia for morethan 40 years, and served on the Los Angeles County Central Committee for one term, leaving that post to commence law school. In time, he received the highest (Martindale-Hubbell) ratings for legal ethics and skills, and wasdesignated listed one of America's pre-emminent attorneys throughout the last 20 years in practice.
Education: AA, BA LLB, LLM(Tax). Publications: numerous articles for law journals, 10 books on law for the layperson.
