Paul Chabot

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Paul Chabot (born March 19, 1974) is an American politician, businessman, author, public speaker, former law enforcement officer, adjunct professor, and Commander of Naval Intelligence with the United States Navy Reserve. Chabot formerly served as a White House senior policy advisor on law enforcement for President George W. Bush,[1] and prior was a Presidential Management Fellow. Paul also served in the , and U.S. Attorneys Office. He the Republican candidate for California's 31st congressional district in 2014 and 2016. He was defeated by Democrat Pete Aguilar both times.[2]

After losing the 2016 election, he moved with his family to McKinney, Texas, and in May 2017, launched Conservative Move, a company that conservative residents of California sell their homes and relocate to red states, starting with Collin County in Texas.[3][4] He also launched Military Vet Move and Law Enforcement Move, helping police and Veterans relocate.

Early life and education[]

Chabot was born in Loma Linda, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, San Bernardino, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, a Doctor of Education in executive leadership from the George Washington University, and certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University.[5][6]

Career[]

Law Enforcement[]

In 1990, Chabot became a Sheriff Explorer Scout in high school and later, attended the San Bernardino Reserve Sheriff's Academy at night while attending California State University, San Bernardino in the daytime. In 1995, Chabot became a Reserve Deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and retired with 21-years of service in 2016. Chabot has also served as a police officer at the University of Southern California and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

Military Career[]

Chabot began his military career in 2001, serving first at the Office of Naval Intelligence later with the Defense Intelligence Agency, in conjunction with an assignment in The Pentagon working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the National Military Command Center. In 2008 Chabot served in Operation Iraqi Freedom with Special Operations Forces.[7] He currently is a Commander with the U.S. Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy Reserve.[7]

National Media Guest[]

Chabot is a regular guest on national media outlets, including Fox News, Fox Business Network, Newsmax, among others. Chabot's YouTube channel hosts the recorded segments.

Business Owner and Realtor[]

Paul is a licensed realtor and is the President and CEO of three real estate companies: Conservative Move, a nationwide real-estate firm operating in 40 states, Law Enforcement Move that operates in six states, and Military Vet Move which operates in 12 states. Chabot consulted on national security projects regarding drug cartels on our border with his company Chabot Strategies, LLC

Educator[]

Paul is an adjunct professor instructing doctoral-level students on public administration and has served on several dissertation defense committees. His work combating terrorism has been published within military journals and online military training sites. His dissertation work examined methods for dismantling high-level drug cartels.

California Parole Board[]

In 2006, Chabot was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,[8] and confirmed by the California Senate, as commissioner to the California Parole Board. He served for three consecutive terms.[7]

Elections and Politics[]

Chabot ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 31st District. In the June 2014 primary, Chabot finished first with 26.7% of the vote, almost 10 points over his closest opponent, Democrat Pete Aguilar.[9] Chabot lost to Aguilar in the November 2014 general election, 52% to 48%.[10][11]

Chabot announced in February 2015 that he would run again for the U.S. House to represent California's 31st District in 2016.[2] In the primary, he finished second, with 22.7%, to Aguilar's 43.1%; the other three candidates received 34.2% of the vote.[12] Chabot again faced Aguilar in the 2016 general election, and was defeated with 43.9% of the vote.

He founded the Keep Texas Red Super PAC and McKinney Conservatives. In 2018, he was a delegate to the Texas GOP Convention. In 2020, he was appointed and then elected to the State GOP Convention Platform Committee.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rutherford endorses Chabot for Congress". Highland Community News. February 6, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Merl, Jean. "Republican Paul Chabot says he'll run against Rep. Pete Aguilar again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ Dart, Tom (2017-07-03). "Your place or mine? Texas liberals and California conservatives swap states". The Guardian (in British English). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. ^ "'I'm done': Fed up with California, some conservatives look to Texas". Los Angeles Times (in American English). 2017-07-20. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  5. ^ "Paul Chabot, MPA, Ed.D." www.offtrackonpurpose.com. 2014 Deviate, LLC. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Paul Chabot's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Biography". Paul Chabot for Congress. Paul Chabot for Congress. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments". CA.gov. 2010 State of California. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Inland Congressional primary leaves Republican and Democrat on top". SCPR.org. Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. ^ Yarbrough, Beau. "Election 2014: Paul Chabot concedes to Pete Aguilar in 31st Congressional District". The Sun. San Bernardino County Sun. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  11. ^ Hagen, Lisa. "The Paul Chabot Story: Lose a House Race, Write a Book About It, Try Again". National Journal. National Journal Group Inc. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  12. ^ "California 2016 Primary results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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