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Richard George Renzi (born June 11 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 1st District of Arizona (map).
Congressman Rick Renzi proudly serves the First District of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives. The 1st District is home to over 640,000 Arizonans and the total land area encompasses nearly half of the state in what could be described as one of the most diverse landscapes in the nation.
Congressman Renzi was first elected to Congress in 2002 and is currently serving his second term after being re-elected in 2004.
Congressman Renzi is well placed in Congress to help rural Arizona and the nation as a member of the House Resources Committee, and the House Financial Services Committee.
In 2004, Speaker of the House Dennis J. Hastert selected Congressman Renzi to serve the nation in the War on Terror as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Congressman Renzi is a proud graduate of Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona, where his father, U.S. Army Major General Gene Renzi (retired), served at Ft. Huachuca.
The Congressman attended Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff on an athletic scholarship. Elected captain of the NAU football team, he helped lead the Lumberjacks to their first Big Sky Championship. In 1998, Congressman Renzi and his teammates were elected to NAU’s Hall of Fame.
After graduating from NAU in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, he and his wife Roberta were married in Flagstaff. There he started his first of three Arizona-based small businesses.
At age 39, Congressman Renzi attended the prestigious Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington D.C. where he studied public policy and the process of federal legislation. To supplement his academic career with practical knowledge, he served as a legal extern for members of Arizona’s Congressional delegation.
In 2001, Congressman Renzi completed his law study at Catholic University and received his juris doctorate degree with a dual certificate in law and public policy.
He and his wife Roberta are the proud parents of twelve children, seven boys and five girls.
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