Full Name:
Anthony 'Tony' Strickland
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Audra; 2 Children: Ruby, Anthony
Birth Date:
02/17/1970
Birth Place:
Fort Ord, CA
Home City:
Moorpark, CA
Religion:
Christian
Attended, Cochise Community College
BA, Political Science, Whittier College
Co-Chair, Meg Whitman for Governor Campaign
California Chair, Mitt Romney for Presidential Campaign
Senator, District 19
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 25, 2014
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 26, 2012
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 37, 1998-2004
Member, Advisory Committee, Food Share
Visiting Scholar Legislator, Politics, University of Southern California, present
Board Member, Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Board Member, Go N Strong Basketball Camp
Honorary Board Member, Moorpark Boys and Girls Club
Founding President, Southern California Taxpayers' Alliance
Board Member, Surepath Financial Solutions
Board Member, Ventura County Council, Boy Scouts of America
Board Member, Ventura County United Way
Awards:
Free Enterprise Award, San Fernando Valley Business & Professional Association, 2002
Forty under 40 Award, Pacific Coast Business Times, 2002
Leadership and Service Award, Whittier College, 1992
Priority Issues:
Protecting Consumers
Fiscal Reform
Two-Year Budget Reform
Reducing Our Dependence on Foreign Oil
Education
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Tony Strickland often points to his two children, Ruby Ruth and Tiny Tony, as the prime motivation behind his commitment to public service. An independent minded leader, Tony works tirelessly to ensure his children, and ours, are given the same opportunities he was given growing up in Ventura County.