Rocky De La Fuente
Rocky De La Fuente | |
|---|---|
| Rocky Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra | |
| Born | Roque De La Fuente Guerra October 10, 1954 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Other names | Roque "Rocky" |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Anáhuac University |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Katayoun Yazdani De La Fuente |
| Children | Roque III, Katayoun, Ricardo, Kassandra, Kamila |
| Website | www |
"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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"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.
- B^ On ballot as 'other'
References
- ^ a b Bell, Diane (5 December 2015). "'Rocky' joins fight for President". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Times Staff Writer (30 April 2002). "Roque De La Fuente, Business Park Innovator and Developer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1158440.html
- ^ "Meet Rocky". Rocky2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.fedbanklaw.com/banking_law_firm/reported_bank_law_cases.asp
- ^ "San Diego settles decades-long de la Fuente land dispute". FOX5 San Diego. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "$94.5 M Awarded Against San Diego". ABC News. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b Bauder, Don (3 December 2015). "Rocky for president in 2016?". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Announces He is Running for President of the United States". PR Newswire. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Roque de la Fuente Wants to be President". NBC San Diego. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
External links
- Rocky 2016 campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Columnist Dave Barry on meeting De la Fuente
- "De La Fuente: The man challenging Clinton, Sanders". WOOD-TV. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-05.