A native Houstonian, former Lieutenant Colonel in the Texas Army National Guard, Commander of Operations at the Laredo Border during Operation Jump Start, U.S. Senate candidate shares his views on the future of immigration reform and steps we need to take to secure our border. Join fellow members of the Yale Club for an informal talk followed by Q&A.
Biographical Sketch: Raised in Houston, Rick graduated from University of Houston on a ROTC scholarship and earned an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 1990, where he was editor of the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy. Serving as Lieutenant Colonel in the Texas Army National Guard, Rick was deployed for 14 months and served a year in Afghanistan until 2005. Upon his return he served as Commander of Operation Jump Start at the Laredo Border in 2006. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Rick was asked by Mayor Bill White to work as the Incident Commander of Houston's relief efforts at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Elected for two consecutive terms to the Texas House of Representative, Rick is seeking election to the U.S. Senate in November.
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm Reception
(hors d’oeuvres and cash bar)
7:15 pm Talk followed by Q&A
Location: The Briar Club
2603 Timmons Lane, Houston TX
Cost: $15 members
$20 non-members
(Event fee also payable at the door
but RSVP to shudson7@comcast.net)
Questions?
Email Chinhui Juhn
cjuhn@uh.edu
RSVP & checks payable to:
Yale Club of Houston
4810 Florence St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
713-668-4702
shudson7@comcast.net
http://www.yaleclubofhouston.org/
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