Rocky De La Fuente

Rocky De La Fuente

Rocky

Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra
Born Roque De La Fuente Guerra
(1954-10-10) October 10, 1954
San Diego, California
Nationality United States
Other names Roque "Rocky"
Ethnicity Mexican
Citizenship American
Alma mater Anáhuac University
Home town San Diego
Political party Democratic
Religion Catholic
Spouse(s) Katayoun Yazdani De La Fuente
Children Roque III, Katayoun, Ricardo, Kassandra, Kamila
Website www.rocky2016.com

"Rocky" Roque De La Fuente Guerra (born October 10, 1954)[1] is an American businessman from San Diego, California who is running to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 elections.

Early life

"Rocky" Roque De La Fuente Guerra was born to Roque Antonio De La Fuente Alexander and Bertha Guerra Yzaguirre on October 10, 1954[2] at Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California. His parents raised him both in and out of the United States, spending time as a child and youth in Mexico City, Tijuana Baja California, San Diego and Anaheim in California. He was educated by his Parents and the Legionaries of Christ, the Marist Brothers, The Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the Jesuits. As a youth, De La Fuente attended Saint Catherine's Military Academy in Anaheim, California and then earned a B.S in Physics / Mathematics from the Instituto Patria UNAM. and studied Accounting & Business Administration at Anahuac University which is located just outside Mexico City.[3][4] On January 28th 2016 he was Honored by UNESCO with an Honorary Doctorate Degree (International Business Ambassador).

Career

De La Fuente's first business was at the age of 9 selling Mattel Creepy Crawlers Thing-Maker / Bug Maker creations to his schoolmates. At age 11 he was in the Christmas card business employing most of his classmates to sell custom made Christmas cards to their mothers and their friends, making an astonishing $4,000 per month (circa 1963 dlls) for the months of October and November of each year. His first job was at $1.10 per hour working the summer of 1970 in Vista Palms Car Wash in Chula Vista, CA. In the summer of 1971 he was making $1.35 per hour working in the parts department of an auto dealership. In 1974, he started on commission as an auto salesman, selling Mazda vehicles in El Cajon, California, and later that year in San Diego selling Toyotas at John A. Rose Toyota. In 1975, he became the General Sales Manager of Kearny Mesa Volkswagen in the heart of the City of San Diego, Later that year V.P. and General Manager of Kearny Mesa Volkswagen.

De La Fuente, between the years of 1976 and 1990, he added 28 auto brands to his business holdings.: American Motor Corporation, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Cadillac, Chrysler, Daihatsu, Dodge, Dodge Trucks, Isuzu, Jeep, GMC, Honda, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Peugeot, Pontiac, Porsche, Subaru,Volkswagen. and many more. He built, and operated 28 new franchises in California.[3]

Between 1982 and 1987, De La Fuente founded three banks in the United States - one national bank and two state-chartered institutions in California.[5] In 2004, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued an order barring De La Fuente from participating in an FDIC insured institution. DLF appealed and the 9th circuit reversed half of the said infractions and advised the FDIC to reconsider their[5] sentence.[4][6] In November 2015, De La Fuente and the city of San Diego reached settlement in a decades-long legal dispute over land use issues regarding a 312-acre area that De La Fuente was / is developing in Otay Mesa, near the US/Mexico border. The settlement involved $25 + million to Border Business Park, De La Fuente's Industrial development arm, and $8.2 million to the city, being paid by AIG The City Insurance company.[7] The dispute involved the city's Breach of The Development Agreement, Inverse eminent domain, rerouting Truck traffic through the business park and showing a Future Runway (Airport), in the middle of the Business Park.[8]

He owns businesses, and properties in Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States, and Uruguay, .[3]

Political campaign

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The dark blue states are ones in which De La Fuente placed third.
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De La Fuente at the Lesser-Known Candidates Presidential Forum
De La Fuente speaking with Jorge Ramos at the Iowa Brown and Black Forum

"Rocky" Roque De La Fuente filed his candidacy for President of the United States with the Federal Election Commission, filing as a Democrat.[9] He identifies as a conservative Democrat. He says he was inspired to run after becoming dissatisfied with the current candidates, especially Donald Trump, whom he accuses of alienating large segments of the population. De La Fuente said he will promote his campaign in all 50 States and territories. [1][9][10][11][12]

Below is a table of the results of primaries in which De La Fuente has competed during the Democratic primaries.

Primaries and Caucus Results
Date Contest Votes Place Source(s)
February 1 Iowa caucusesB N/A The Green Papers
Campaign website
February 9 New Hampshire primary 95 7th of 27 The Green Papers
February 21 Nevada caucusesBN/A Associated Press
Campaign website
March 1 Alabama primary811 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
American Samoan caucus 14 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
Arkansas primary 1,677 6th of 6The Green Papers
Massachusetts primary 1,528 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
Minnesota caucus N/A The Green Papers
Oklahoma primary 2,485 6th of 6 The Green Papers
Texas primary 8,429 3rd of 8 The Green Papers
March 1–8 Democrats Abroad primary 6 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
March 2 Vermont primary 91 4th of 4 The Green Papers
March 3 Colorado caucusesB N/AAssociated Press
Campaign website
The Green Papers
March 5 Kansas caucus N/A The Green Papers
Louisiana primary 1,341 8th of 10 The Green Papers
Nebraska caucus 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
Maine caucusB N/A The Green Papers
Campaign website
March 8 Michigan primary 861 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
Mississippi primary 481 5th of 5 The Green Papers
March 15 Illinois primary 1,802 5th of 5 The Green Papers
Missouri primary 345 5th of 8 The Green Papers
North Carolina primary 3,3473rd of 3 The Green Papers
Ohio primary 9,402 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
March 22 Arizona primary 2,797 3rd of 5 The Green Papers
Idaho caucus 4 3rd of 4 The Green Papers
Utah caucus 22 3rd of 4 The Green Papers
March 26 Alaskan caucus 293rd of 3 The Green Papers
Hawaiian caucus 12 3rd of 4 The Green Papers
April 5 Wisconsin primary N/A The Green Papers
Associated Press
Campaign website
April 9 Wyoming caucus N/A The Green Papers
April 26 Connecticut primary 964 4th of 4 The Green Papers
Delaware primary 1,028 3rd of 3 The Green Papers
Maryland primary 3,390 3rd of 3The Green Papers
Pennsylvania primary 14,307 3rd of 4 The Green Papers
Rhode Island primary 149 4rd of 4The Green Papers
May 7 Guam caucus TBD TBD of 3 The Green Papers
May 10 West Virginia primary TBDTBD of 6 The Green Papers
May 17 Kentucky primary TBD TBD of 4 The Green Papers
Oregon primary TBD TBD of 3 The Green Papers
June 4 New Jersey primary TBD TBD of 4 The Green Papers
June 5 Puerto Rican caucus TBD TBD of 3 The Green Papers
June 7 California primary TBD TBD of 7 The Green Papers
Montana primary TBD TBD of 4 The Green Papers
New Mexico primary TBD TBD of 4 The Green Papers
North Dakota primary TBD TBD of 3 The Green Papers
South Dakota primary TBD TBD of 4 The Green Papers
June 14 D.C. primary TBD TBD of 3 The Green Papers
Total (Current)56,8424th The Green Papers
B^ On ballot as 'other'

References

  1. 1 2 Bell, Diane (5 December 2015). "'Rocky' joins fight for President". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. Times Staff Writer (30 April 2002). "Roque De La Fuente, Business Park Innovator and Developer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Empresario con fuertes intereses en Punta del Este va por la presidencia de EEUU" (in Spanish). Maldonado Noticias. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1158440.html
  5. "Meet Rocky". Rocky2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  6. http://www.fedbanklaw.com/banking_law_firm/reported_bank_law_cases.asp
  7. "San Diego settles decades-long de la Fuente land dispute". FOX5 San Diego. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. "$94.5 M Awarded Against San Diego". ABC News. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 Bauder, Don (3 December 2015). "Rocky for president in 2016?". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. Arcega-Dunn, Maria (2 November 2015). "San Diego businessman ‘Rocky’ De La Fuente has eyes set on the White House". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  11. "Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Announces He is Running for President of the United States". PR Newswire. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  12. "Roque de la Fuente Wants to be President". NBC San Diego. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

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