reasonably conservative
— like McCain.. she uhh has worked for him
kind of reminds me of that other fellar, Brown, only much more conservative, which seems to be odd, considering he was in the OC party crowd.. whatever happened to loyalty? lol
seems a shame to me to toss all that Tea Party energy away for a Rino... but if it’s good enough for Massachusetts.. what the hey!
from wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_DeVore
excerpts
Business and public service career
From 1986 to 1988, DeVore served in the Reagan Administration as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Defense. In that capacity, he worked on Capitol Hill and traveled to Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America.
In 1988, DeVore was the public liaison director for the Congressional campaign of Reagan’s Senior Associate Counsel Chris Cox. After Cox won the election, DeVore served as senior assistant to Cox during his first term.
In 1991, DeVore joined SM&A, an aerospace engineering and management services firm in Newport Beach. Upon his election to the Assembly in 2004, DeVore was vice president for research for the firm. He also became an Irvine City Commissioner that year, serving until 1996. DeVore was Vice Chairman of the Irvine Community Services Commission from 1993 to 1994 and served as chairman from 1994 to 1995. He also served as an elected member of Republican Party Central Committee of Orange County from 1993 to 2003.
[edit] Military service
DeVore enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1983 with the rank of private first class. He earned an ROTC scholarship and was commissioned an officer in 1985. In 2007, DeVore retired from active service in the California Army National Guard with the rank of lieutenant colonel and transferred into the U.S. Army Reserve. Most of his time in uniform was spent in the 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
DeVore graduated from the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms Services School, and the Command and General Staff College. His overseas military service included deployments to Panama and Korea. In 1990-91, during the Gulf War, DeVore was deployed to Fort Irwin, California where he was assigned to the Opposing Force (OPFOR). He was also called to active duty during the 1992 Los Angeles riots to patrol South Los Angeles.