Richard Rios

Richard "Rick" Rios is a conservative political activist who has worked with several state and national organizations to promote small government, and lower taxes. He has been an active force in potential anti-LGBTQ initiatives in California and has authored multiple state referenda to limit, reduce, or eliminate the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. He is the chairperson of the Committee to Overturn California SB48, the FAIR Education Act

Personal History

Rios is the son of Jess Frank Rios and Susan Diane Roland. His father immigrated to the United States from Mexico and his mother is the granddaughter of George K. Scovel, who was a local judge. He and his 3 brothers, grew up on ranches in Bowie, Arizona, where his father was a patrol officer.

Civic Work

He was part of a six-member Calvary Chapel chaplain team that was the first admitted into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The team established a community relationship with Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where a mission network fed thousands after Katrina.