For Immediate Release
Contact: Cameron Wessel
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Councilman/Retired Colonel Greg Raths
Endorsed by House Freedom Fund
Raths is the Only California Candidate
Endorsed by the House Freedom Fund
Orange County, CA (August 4, 2020) – Colonel Greg Raths, USMC (Ret.), a Mission Viejo Councilman, has been endorsed by the House Freedom Fund for California’s 45th Congressional District. He is the Republican nominee for the House of Representatives against freshman incumbent Representative Katie Porter (D-Irvine). The district has a 1.1% Republican registration advantage.
“Greg Raths is a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot, successful businessman, and former mayor who has a record of fighting for lower taxes, less spending, and economic freedom,” stated the House Freedom Fund, upon endorsing Raths.
The House Freedom Fund only supports candidates for Congress who are dedicated to open, accountable, and limited government – candidates who will fight to defend the Constitution and advance policies that promote liberty, safety, and prosperity for all Americans. The House Freedom Fund helps grassroots candidates get the financial support they need to compete with establishment candidates.
“I am honored to be the only Congressional candidate in California to be endorsed by the House Freedom Fund,” said Raths. “Orange County voters can count on me to fight for lower taxes, to improve public safety, and to reduce the bureaucratic red tape that burdens small businesses.”
Colonel Greg Raths, USMC (Ret.) is serving his second term on the Mission Viejo City Council and is the city’s former Mayor. A combat decorated fighter pilot, Greg flew 75 combat missions in Iraq, Kuwait, and Somalia flying the F/A-18 Hornet. He was later selected to serve in the prestigious White House Military Office as Chief of Staff. After retiring from the Marine Corps in 2004, he flew for Jet Blue Airways as a commercial airline pilot, and then went into business as president of an Orange County company. Greg currently serves as president of the Mission Viejo Rotary Club and on the Orange County Veterans Advisory Council.
Greg earned his master’s degree from National Defense University, bachelor’s degrees from Arizona State University and Cal State Fullerton, and associate’s degrees from Saddleback College and Phoenix College. Greg moved to Orange County in 1977 when he was assigned to the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Married since 1982, Greg and Luci have three children and six grandchildren.
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