Paul Chabot
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Paul Chabot (born March 19, 1974) is an American businessman, author, public speaker, former law enforcement officer, adjunct professor, and Commander of Naval Intelligence with the United States Navy Reserve. Chabot formerly served as a White House senior policy advisor on law enforcement for President George W. Bush,{{cite news|title=Rutherford endorses Chabot for Congress|url=http://www.highlandnews.net/opinion/columnists/article_e01b95c0-2289-5262-9cf1-4379d1c73c1e.html|access-date=June 9, 2014|publisher=Highland Community News|date=February 6, 2014}} and prior was a Presidential Management Fellow. Paul also served in the U.S. State Department, Office of Inspector General, and U.S. Attorneys Office. He was the Republican candidate for California's 31st congressional district in 2014 and 2016. He was defeated by Democrat Pete Aguilar both times.{{cite web|last1=Merl|first1=Jean|title=Republican Paul Chabot says he'll run against Rep. Pete Aguilar again|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-paul-chabot-20150217-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 9, 2015}}
After losing the 2016 election, he moved with his family to McKinney, Texas, and in May 2017, launched Conservative Move, a company that conservative residents of California sell their homes and relocate to red states, starting with Collin County in Texas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/03/texas-california-conservatives-liberals-switch-places|title=Your place or mine? Texas liberals and California conservatives swap states|last=Dart|first=Tom|date=July 3, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 25, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-texas-california-conservatives-2017-story.html|title='I'm done': Fed up with California, some conservatives look to Texas|date=July 20, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 25, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}} He also launched Military Vet Move and Law Enforcement Move, helping veterans and police relocate.
Early life and education
Chabot was born in Loma Linda, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, San Bernardino, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, a Doctor of Education in executive leadership from the George Washington University, and certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University.{{cite web|title=Paul Chabot, MPA, Ed.D.|url=http://www.offtrackonpurpose.com/the-players/paul-chabot.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103212834/http://www.offtrackonpurpose.com/the-players/paul-chabot.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2011|website=www.offtrackonpurpose.com|publisher=2014 Deviate, LLC|access-date=June 12, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Paul Chabot's Biography|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/120264/paul-chabot#.XX-uNcopCf0|access-date=September 16, 2019|website=votesmart.org}}
Career
=Law Enforcement=
In 1990, Chabot became a Sheriff Explorer Scout in high school and later, attended the San Bernardino Reserve Sheriff's Academy at night while attending California State University, San Bernardino in the daytime. In 1995, Chabot became a Reserve Deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and retired with 21-years of service in 2016. Chabot has also served as a police officer at the University of Southern California and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
=Military career=
Chabot began his military career in 2001, serving first at the Office of Naval Intelligence later with the Defense Intelligence Agency, in conjunction with an assignment in The Pentagon working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the National Military Command Center. In 2008 Chabot served in Operation Iraqi Freedom with Special Operations Forces.{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://paulchabot.com/content/about-paul/biography/|website=Paul Chabot for Congress|access-date=June 9, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507140052/http://paulchabot.com/content/about-paul/biography/|archive-date=May 7, 2014}} He currently is a Commander with the U.S. Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy Reserve.
= National Media Guest =
Chabot was a guest on national media outlets, including Fox News, Fox Business Network, Newsmax, Vice News and the Huffington Post. Chabot's [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC70rZ-72dIFPZD_O5dv8cuA YouTube channel] hosts the recorded segments.
= Business Owner and Realtor =
Paul is a licensed realtor and is the President and CEO of three real estate companies: Conservative Move, a nationwide real-estate firm operating in 40 states, Law Enforcement Move that operates in six states, and Military Vet Move which operates in 12 states. Chabot consulted on national security projects regarding drug cartels on the Mexican-American border with his company Chabot Strategies, LLC.
= Educator =
Paul is an adjunct professor instructing doctoral-level students on public administration and has served on several dissertation defense committees. His work combating terrorism has been published within military journals and online military training sites. His dissertation work examined methods for dismantling high-level drug cartels.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
=California Parole Board=
In 2006, Chabot was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,{{cite web|url=http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=7197|title=Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments|website=CA.gov|publisher=2010 State of California|access-date=June 11, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124916/http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=7197|url-status=dead}} and confirmed by the California Senate, as commissioner to the California Parole Board. He served for three consecutive terms.
=Elections and Politics=
Chabot ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 31st District. In the June 2014 primary, Chabot finished first with 26.7% of the vote, almost 10 points over his closest opponent, Democrat Pete Aguilar.{{cite web|title=Inland Congressional primary leaves Republican and Democrat on top|url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/06/05/44563/inland-congressional-primary-leaves-republican-and/|website=SCPR.org|publisher=Southern California Public Radio|access-date=August 9, 2015}} Chabot lost to Aguilar in the November 2014 general election, 52% to 48%.{{cite web|last1=Yarbrough|first1=Beau|title=Election 2014: Paul Chabot concedes to Pete Aguilar in 31st Congressional District|url=http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20141106/election-2014-paul-chabot-concedes-to-pete-aguilar-in-31st-congressional-district|website=The Sun|publisher=San Bernardino County Sun|access-date=August 5, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Hagen|first1=Lisa|title=The Paul Chabot Story: Lose a House Race, Write a Book About It, Try Again|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-paul-chabot-story-lose-a-house-race-write-a-book-about-it-try-again-20150312|website=National Journal|publisher=National Journal Group Inc.|access-date=August 9, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719065551/http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-paul-chabot-story-lose-a-house-race-write-a-book-about-it-try-again-20150312|archive-date=July 19, 2015}}
Chabot announced in February 2015 that he would run again for the U.S. House to represent California's 31st District in 2016. In the primary, he finished second, with 22.7%, to Aguilar's 43.1%; the other three candidates received 34.2% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-primary/2016-complete-sov.pdf|title=California 2016 Primary results|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=California Secretary of State|access-date=September 15, 2016}} Chabot again faced Aguilar in the 2016 general election, and was defeated with 43.9% of the vote.
He founded the [https://keeptexasredpac.com/ Keep Texas Red Super PAC] and McKinney Conservatives. In 2018, he was a delegate to the Texas GOP Convention. In 2020, he was appointed and then elected to the State GOP Convention Platform Committee.
In 2022, Chabot ran for the 61st District of Texas House of Representatives, representing parts of McKinney and Collin County. In the March 1 Republican primary, he advanced to the May 24 runoff, which he lost to Frederick Frazier.{{Cite web |title=Paul Chabot |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Chabot |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
External links
- [https://www.paulchabot.com/ Paul Chabot for Texas State Rep]
- [http://www.chabotstrategies.com/ Chabot Strategies]
- [https://conservativemove.com/ Conservative Move]
- [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-chabot-marijuana_n_2567629/ Paul Chabot, Former Drug Czar Advisor, Compares Marijuana To Child Pornography]
- [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/the-paul-chabot-story-lose-a-house-race-write-a-book-about-it-try-again/447996/ The Paul Chabot Story: Lose a House Race, Write a Book About It, Try Again]
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