Rocky De La Fuente

De La Fuente was born on October 10, 1954, at Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California, the son of automobile dealer and business park developer{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-30-me-fuente30-story.html|title=R. De La Fuente Sr., 78; Business Park Innovator, Developer|date=April 30, 2002|website=Los Angeles Times}} Roque Antonio De La Fuente Alexander{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-30-me-fuente30-story.html|title=Roque De La Fuente, Business Park Innovator and Developer|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 30, 2002|access-date=November 9, 2015}} (circa 1923 – 2002) and Bertha Guerra Yzaguirre. His parents raised him in Mexico (Mexico City, Tijuana, Baja California), and in the United States (San Diego and Anaheim). He was educated by his parents and the Legionaries of Christ, the Marist Brothers, the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart, Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the Jesuits.

De La Fuente earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and studied accounting and business administration at Anahuac University near Mexico City.{{cite web|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1158440.html |title=De La Fuente Ii V. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Findlaw |publisher=Caselaw.findlaw.com |access-date=August 19, 2016}}

Between 1976 and 1990 (when he took over his father's automobile dealerships after his father had had a stroke), De La Fuente acquired 28 automobile franchises for Alfa Romeo, American Motors Corporation, Audi, Cadillac, Chrysler, Daihatsu, Dodge, GMC, Honda, and other brands. He also opened three banks (one national bank approved by the OCC and two state charter banks approved by the California Banking Commission and the FDIC), assisted living facilities in Los Angeles and Lemon Grove, California, and eleven currency exchange locations in the United States and Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/02/19/longshot-presidential-candidate-rocky-de-la-fuente-wont-say-Donald-Trump-name/|title=Longshot presidential candidate Rocky de la Fuente won't say Donald Trump's name|last=Llenas|first=Bryan|date=February 19, 2016|website=Fox News Latino|language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519091932/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/02/19/longshot-presidential-candidate-rocky-de-la-fuente-wont-say-donald-trump-name/|archive-date=May 19, 2016}}

In 1997, De La Fuente received a settlement of $38.7 million from San Diego County for 524 acres of land belonging to him and his father that the county had taken to build a new county jail.

In 2004, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued an order barring De La Fuente from participating in any FDIC-insured institution. De La Fuente appealed and the 9th Circuit reversed the order in part and advised the FDIC to reconsider its sentence, stating that "De La Fuente's use of [First International Bank] as his personal piggy bank was in shocking disregard of sound banking practices and the law to the detriment of depositors, shareholders, and the public. Nevertheless, we remand this matter to the Board for it to consider, in light of this disposition, whether this extraordinary sanction remains deserved."{{cite web|url=http://www.fedbanklaw.com/banking_law_firm/reported_bank_law_cases.asp |title=Reported Banking Law Cases |publisher=Fedbanklaw.com |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=August 19, 2016}}

In November 2015, De La Fuente and the city of San Diego settled a decades-long legal dispute over land-use issues regarding a 312-acre area that De La Fuente is developing in Otay Mesa.{{cite news|url=http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/11/17/san-diego-settles-decades-long-de-la-fuente-land-dispute/|title=San Diego settles decades-long de la Fuente land dispute|publisher=KSWB-TV|date=November 17, 2015}}

As of 2015, De La Fuente owned businesses and properties in Mexico, the United States, and Uruguay.{{cite web |url=http://www.maldonadonoticias.com/beta/mundo/4087-empresario-con-fuertes-intereses-en-punta-del-este-va-por-la-presidencia-de-eeuu.html |title=Empresario con fuertes intereses en Punta del Este va por la presidencia de EEUU |publisher=Maldonado Noticias |date=October 11, 2015 |access-date=November 9, 2015 |language=es}} He sees potential profit to be found in the border wall being erected by the Trump administration, as his properties include 2000 acres along the border, surrounding areas that the government will be using. He intends to set a high price for the land, saying, "I'm in the business of making money."{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|title=What Is the Status of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Wall'?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/books/review/14-miles-dw-gibson.html|first=Shane|last=Bauer|date=July 2, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020}}

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De La Fuente campaigned for president in the 2016 United States presidential election. He sought the Democratic Party's nomination during their presidential primaries. His campaign did not win a single primary or a single delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

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De La Fuente founded the American Delta Party{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2016/06/10/rocky-de-la-fuente-creates-american-delta-party-as-vehicle-for-his-presidential-general-election-candidacy/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Creates American Delta Party as Vehicle for his Presidential General Election Candidacy|website=Ballot Access News|date=June 10, 2016 }} and ran as that party's nominee with his running mate Michael Steinberg. He was also the presidential nominee of the Reform Party, which had ballot access in Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Mississippi.{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2016/08/09/reform-party-nominates-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president/ |title=Reform Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President|work=Ballot Access News|date=August 9, 2016}} Although De La Fuente's platform was at odds with the Reform Party platform, he was able to get his supporters to vote within its primaries. De La Fuente received 33,136 votes in the general election, 0.02% of the total popular vote. He received no electoral votes. In the popular vote De La Fuente placed eighth overall, behind the Democratic Party's Hillary Clinton, Republican Party's Donald Trump, Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson, Green Party's Jill Stein, independent Evan McMullin, Constitution Party's Darrell Castle, and Party for Socialism and Liberation's Gloria LaRiva.{{cite news |last=Leip |first=David |date=January 20, 2017 |title=2016 Presidential General Election Results |newspaper=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html |access-date=February 4, 2018}}

In 2016, De La Fuente and Stein sued the state of Oklahoma over the state's high requirement for petitions. They dismissed the suit in 2017 after Oklahoma eased their requirements.{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2017/05/10/rocky-de-la-fuente-and-jill-stein-dismiss-their-oklahoma-appeal-given-that-petition-requirement-has-been-eased/|title=Rocky De La Fuente and Jill Stein Dismiss their Oklahoma Appeal, Given that Petition Requirement Has Been Eased|work=Ballot Access News|date=May 10, 2017 }} In February 2018, De La Fuente won two court cases slightly easing ballot access requirements in Virginia and Washington.{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2018/01/10/rocky-de-la-fuente-wins-virginia-ballot-access-lawsuit/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Wins Virginia Ballot Access Lawsuit|work=Ballot Access News|date=January 10, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2018/02/22/rocky-de-la-fuente-wins-washington-state-ballot-access-case/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Wins Washington State Ballot Access Case|work=Ballot Access News|date=February 22, 2018}} De La Fuente's history of ballot access suits and his victories received a write-up from the Federal Judicial Center.{{cite web|title=A Minor Candidate's Suits to Be on Presidential Election Ballots|url=https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/materials/44/EE-FLN-4-16-cv-26-De-la-Fuente.pdf|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019|publisher=Federal Judicial Center}}

On June 20, 2016, De La Fuente paid the $10,440 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=10440|start_year=2016}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) qualifying fee to run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 election for US senator from Florida, over a seat then occupied by Republican Marco Rubio. He competed with Patrick Murphy, Alan Grayson, Pam Keith, and Reginald Luster for the nomination.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/from-us-senate-on-down-candidates-line-up-to-run-for-office/2282419/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623081930/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/from-us-senate-on-down-candidates-line-up-to-run-for-office/2282419|url-status=live|archive-date=June 23, 2016|title=It's a 'Rocky' start: Florida's candidate qualifying window opens|work=Tampa Bay Times|last=Bousquet|first=Steve|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20160620/NEWS/160629962|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622130454/http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20160620/NEWS/160629962|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2016|title=Qualifying sees Democrat "Rocky" de la Fuente join Senate field|author=Mark Harper|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2016}} Murphy won the nomination; De La Fuente came in fourth-place out of five candidates, receiving 60,606 votes (5.38% of the overall vote).

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De La Fuente sought the Republican nomination for Mayor of New York City in the 2017 election. He joined the race claiming that private polling data showed him defeating the two Republican candidates who were then entered, Paul Massey and Michel Faulkner.{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2017/03/22/millionaire-from-california-throwing-hat-into-mayoral-race/ |title=Millionaire from California throwing hat into NYC mayoral race |last=Campanile |first=Carl |date=March 22, 2017 |website=New York Post |access-date=April 18, 2017}}

De La Fuente's candidacy ran into problems with his lack of residency. City law requires candidates to be residents of the city prior to the election. De La Fuente's campaign said that he had attempted to purchase an apartment, that the building's management refused to interview him because he was Hispanic, and that they might make a federal court case out of this matter.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/nyregion/nyc-mayor-candidates-bo-dietl.html|title=Hey, Bo. Nice to Meet You, Rocky. Welcome to the Mayor's Race.|first=J. David|last=Goodman|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 24, 2017|work=The New York Times|url-access=limited}}

On March 28, De La Fuente debated mayoral contenders Kevin Coenen, Mike Tolkin, independent Bo Dietl, Democratic challenger Sal Albanese and Republican Faulkner in an event hosted by the Reform Party of New York State (which is not affiliated with the Reform Party of the United States of America).{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/long-shot-mayoral-hopefuls-bash-de-blasio-article-1.3012277 |title=Long-shot mayoral candidates battle over big issues, but united in trashing de Blasio |last=Kochman |first=Ben |date=March 29, 2017 |website=New York Daily News |access-date=April 23, 2017}}

After Faulkner and Massey suspended their campaigns, only De La Fuente and Nicole Malliotakis remained in the Republican primary. However, two Malliotakis supporters, with the blessing of her campaign, filed objections to De La Fuente's ballot petition signatures. On August 1, the New York City Board of Elections found that De La Fuente did not have sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, effectively ending De La Fuente's candidacy and leaving Malliotakis unopposed for the nomination.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gop-mayoral-hopeful-malliotakis-unopposed-rival-cut-article-1.3375466 |title=Republican mayoral hopeful Nicole Malliotakis running unopposed after Rocky de la Fuente gets the boot |last=Durkin |first=Erin |date=August 1, 2017 |website=New York Daily News |access-date=August 15, 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.gothamgazette.com/city/7112-removal-of-last-republican-primary-opponent-could-cost-malliotakis |title= Removal of Last Primary Opponent Could Cost Malliotakis |last=De La Hoz |first=Felipe |date=August 6, 2017 |website=Gotham Gazette |access-date=August 15, 2017}}

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De La Fuente ran for U.S. Senate in nine states in 2018, seeking to show problems with the current election process, which he called "Loony Toons!"{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@VoteRocky2016/de-la-fuente-runs-for-us-sen-in-5-states-simultaneously-cedee63a9cc|title=De La Fuente Runs for US Sen. in 5 States Simultaneously|first=Roque De La|last=Fuente|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=August 17, 2018}} On February 26, 2018, he filed to run for in California under the Republican Party to unseat incumbent Dianne Feinstein,{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/election/2018June/Candidate_List.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311140844/http://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/election/2018June/Candidate_List.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2018|title=County of San Diego - Registrar of Voters, Candidate List, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election}} but failed in the June 5 primary. He came in ninth place out of a field of 35, garnering 135,109 votes for 2% of the total.{{cite web |url=https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-senate |title=U.S. Senate - Statewide Results | 2018 General Election |publisher=California Secretary of State |date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607145107/https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-senate |url-status=dead }} In a primary system where only the top two make it to the final ballot, this ended his candidacy. On August 8, his candidacy for Senate in Washington state{{cite web|url=https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/elections/Candidates/WhoFiled?countyCode=XX|title=2018 Candidates Who Have Filed|website=weiapplets.sos.wa.gov|access-date=August 17, 2018}} came to an end in the open primary where he was one of the 32 candidates.{{cite web|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20180807/US-Senator.html|title=August 7, 2018 Primary Results - U.S. Senator|website=results.vote.wa.gov|access-date=August 17, 2018}} In Florida, De La Fuente lost the Republican primary{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/DetailRpt.Asp?ELECTIONDATE=8/28/2018&RACE=USS&PARTY=REP&DIST=&GRP=&DATAMODE=|title=August 28, 2018 Primary Election|website=results.elections.myflorida.com}} to his only challenger, Governor Rick Scott.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/06/05/rockys-road-running-for-senate-in-six-states-and-against-rick-scott/|title=Rocky road: Running for Senate in six states, and against Rick Scott|website=www.tampabay.com|access-date=October 6, 2019}} He also lost primaries in Wyoming,{{cite web|last=Scott |first=Ramsey |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/incumbents-barrasso-cheney-advance-to-general-election/article_326e5c08-a5d4-11e8-9669-a3192567cc79.html |title=Incumbents Barrasso, Cheney advance to general election | Local News |publisher=wyomingnews.com |date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018}} Hawaii, Minnesota, Vermont, Delaware, and Rhode Island.

Some commentators criticized De La Fuente's campaign efforts.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-ol-enter-the-fray-don-t-vote-for-the-guy-running-for-u-s-1527941555-htmlstory.html |title=Hey California, don't vote for the guy who's running for U.S. Senate in five states |last=Garza |first=Marziel |date=June 2, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 3, 2018 }} The Washington Post noted that in both Hawaii and Vermont, he drew enough votes that he theoretically may have changed the election, as had those same votes had been redirected to the second place candidate instead, that candidate would have won. Jim Camden, a columnist for The Columbian, wrote that "for this year's primaries [...] it's clear the biggest loser was Rocky De La Fuente."{{cite web|url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/sep/26/camden-recount-challenges-status-among-primary-concerns/ |title=Camden: Recount challenges, status among primary concerns |publisher=The Columbian |date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018}}

In January 2017, De La Fuente stated in a court filing that he intended to again seek the Democratic Party nomination in the 2020 presidential election.{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2017/01/10/rocky-de-la-fuente-tells-court-that-he-plans-to-seek-democratic-party-nomination-for-president-in-2020/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Tells Court that He Plans to Seek Democratic Party Nomination for President in 2020|last=Winger|first=Richard|date=January 10, 2017|website=Ballot Access News|access-date=January 10, 2017}} He reiterated plans to seek the presidency in the wake of his 2018 election failures.{{cite news|last=Fischer |first=Reuben |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/rocky-de-la-fuente/ |title=Rocky De La Fuente ran in nine Senate primaries and lost them all |newspaper=Washington Post |date=September 25, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018}}

However, De La Fuente ran for the Republican nomination instead.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_registered_2020_presidential_candidates|title=List of registered 2020 presidential candidates|website=Ballotpedia}} By January 30, 2020, he had raised $17,253 from outside sources and had loaned his own campaign $15.13 million, of which the campaign had returned $8.2 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P60016342/?cycle=2020&election_full=true|title=De La Fuente, Roque Rocky|date=January 2015 |publisher=Federal Election Commission|access-date=March 11, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20190928/herman-even-more-to-choose-from-presidential-candidates-you-havent-heard-of|title=Herman: Even more to choose from. Presidential candidates you haven't heard of|last=Herman|first=Ken|website=Austin American-Statesman|language=en|date=September 28, 2019|access-date=October 6, 2019}} For the Republican primaries, he qualified as a candidate in California (where he also qualified for the ballot for the American Independent Party),{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//statewide-elections/2020-primary/generally-recognized-candidates.pdf |title=Data |publisher=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov |date=2020 |access-date=2020-01-14}} Connecticut,{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-connecticut-republican-primary-20200214-fh7oojiwwjbbnbqvkkqrlr4nye-story.html|title=There will be a Republican presidential primary in Connecticut this year and Republicans aren't happy about it|first=Daniela|last=Altimari|website=courant.com|date=February 14, 2020 }} Delaware,{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2019/10/17/rocky-de-la-fuente-is-first-person-to-qualify-for-delaware-presidential-primary/|title=Rocky De La Fuente is First Person to Qualify for Delaware Presidential Primary |website=Ballot Access News|date=October 17, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}} Florida,{{cite web|author=Michael Moline |url=https://www.floridaphoenix.com/blog/times-running-out-to-register-to-vote-in-floridas-presidential-primaries/ |title=Time's running out to register to vote in Florida's presidential primaries |publisher=Florida Phoenix |date=2020-02-13 |access-date=2020-03-02}} Idaho,{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/feb/02/few-presidential-candidates-have-idaho-primary-pla/|title=Few presidential candidates have Idaho primary plans, but party leaders expect record participation | The Spokesman-Review|website=www.spokesman.com|date=February 2, 2020 }} Illinois (where he was on the ballot but did not have delegate candidates to support him),{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-presidential-primary-filing-period-ends-20200104-abodkyqcondfboz6z2gifx7nxm-story.html|title=Illinois presidential primary filing ends with Donald Trump facing two little known opponents — neither of them Joe Walsh. Democratic delegate slates show split between establishment and progressive candidates.|first=Rick|last=Pearson|website=chicagotribune.com|date=January 3, 2020 }} Louisiana,{{cite web|last=McDaniel |first=Alex |url=https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2020/01/08/2-ex-mayors-file-to-run-again-in-day-1-of-concordia-parish-qualifying/ |title=2 ex mayors file to run again in day 1 of Concordia Parish qualifying|publisher=Natchezdemocrat.com |date=2020-01-08 |access-date=2020-01-14}} Massachusetts,{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele20/republican20.htm|title=Elections: 2020 Republican Presidential Primary Candidates|website=www.sec.state.ma.us}} Mississippi,{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2020/REP%20Presidential%20Ballot%202020.pdf|title=Sample Official Election Ballot|website=Mississippi Secretary of State|access-date=February 16, 2020}} New Hampshire,{{cite web|url=https://www.rdrnews.com/2019/11/06/local-attorney-files-to-run-for-president/|title=Local attorney files to run for president|website=Roswell Daily Record|last=Ross|first=Alex|date=November 6, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}} Pennsylvania,{{cite web|url=https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/ElectionInfo/CandidateInfo.aspx?ID=18892|title=Candidate Information - DE LA FUENTE, ROQUE ROCKY|website=Pennsylvania Department of State|access-date=February 19, 2020}} Texas,{{cite web|url=https://candidate.texas-election.com/Elections/getQualifiedCandidatesInfo.do|title=Candidate Information|website=candidate.texas-election.com|access-date=December 7, 2019}} and Vermont,{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2019-10-25/column-roque-de-la-fuente-is-running-for-u-s-president-again|title=Column: Roque 'Rocky' De La Fuente is running for U.S. president — again|date=October 25, 2019|website=San Diego Union-Tribune}} and filed in New York,{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/Elections/2020/Primary/WhoFiled_2020_PresPrimary_0211.pdf|website=New York State Board of Elections|title=April 28, 2020 Presidential Primary Who Filed Report|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 13, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218171635/https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/Elections/2020/Primary/WhoFiled_2020_PresPrimary_0211.pdf|url-status=dead}} Oklahoma,{{cite web|access-date=December 4, 2019|url=https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/2020%20PPP%20Candidate%20LIST.pdf|website=OK.gov|title=2020 Presidential Preferential Primary Candidates }} Rhode Island,{{cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200123/presidential-candidates-file-papers-for-ri-primary|title=Presidential candidates file papers for R.I. primary|first=Patrick|last=Anderson|website=providencejournal.com}} and West Virginia.{{cite web|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2020/01/16/justice-putting-trumps-name-on-the-line-for-re-election-says-hes-been-asked-to-help-pitch-coal-to-china/|website=MetroNews|title=Justice, putting Trump's name on the line for re-election, says he's been asked to help pitch coal to China|first=Brad|last=McElhinny|date=January 16, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2020}} He filed in Tennessee{{cite web|url=https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/democrats-republicans-qualify-for-tennessee-s-presidential-primary/article_8f71aaf8-164f-11ea-be3a-a704019af962.html|title=16 Democrats, 3 Republicans qualify for Tennessee's presidential primary|website=WPSD Local 6|date=December 3, 2019 }} but did not end up on the ballot.

His candidacy survived a ballot access challenge in Alabama,{{Cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2019/12/08/challenge-filed-to-bill-weld-and-rocky-de-la-fuente-in-alabama-republican-primary/|title=Challenge Filed to Bill Weld and Rocky De La Fuente in Alabama Republican Primary | Ballot Access News|date=December 8, 2019 }} but he withdrew from the state before the ballot was set. He also withdrew from Arkansas, Colorado, and Missouri.{{Cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2020/01/14/rocky-de-la-fuente-withdraws-from-some-republican-presidential-primaries/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Withdraws from Some Republican Presidential Primaries | Ballot Access News|date=January 14, 2020 }} His withdrawals from Arkansas[https://www.nwahomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2020/01/BENCO-REP-SAMPLE-BALLOT.pdf Benson County, Arkansas sample ballot], retrieved February 20, 2020 and Utah{{cite web|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/46685372/which-presidential-candidates-are-on-utahs-super-tuesday-primary-ballot|title=Which presidential candidates are on Utah's Super Tuesday primary ballot?|website=www.ksl.com}} came too late to keep him from appearing on the ballot.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/tn-elections/2020/02/12/tennessee-democratic-republican-presidential-primary-2020/4740340002/ |title=What to know about Tennessee's 2020 presidential primary |publisher=Tennessean.com |date=2020-02-12 |access-date=2020-03-02}} He chose to remain in Connecticut's delayed primary, despite pressure from the state's Republican Party chairman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-primary-delayed-20200319-f6vlexnbnvffrczvvf2gsfvtje-story.html|title=Connecticut's presidential primary postponed to June 2 due to coronavirus concerns|first=Daniela|last=Altimari|website=courant.com|date=March 19, 2020 }} Connecticut's Secretary of the State Denise Merrill then also requested that De La Fuente allow himself to be removed from the ballot, as Trump had already secured enough delegates to win and the voting during the COVID-19 pandemic would put the public's health at risk.{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-capitol-watch-newsletter-0410-20200410-vlkbqlplgbgntlbb4suuj723nu-story.html|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|access-date=April 11, 2020|title=Capitol Watch Week in Review}} De La Fuente remained on the ballot, despite that request and a campaign from the state's Republican Party to have people call the candidate to talk him into dropping out.{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Spencer Alla |title=Who is Rocky De La Fuente? The other republican running against Trump in Connecticut's Primary |url=https://www.fox61.com/article/news/politics/elections/rocky-de-la-fuente-connecticut-primary-presidential-gop-republican/520-ec3fb22c-b627-4877-acdd-f6f1b2cbab09 |access-date=11 August 2020 |work=Fox 61 |date=August 10, 2020}}

He received 0.56% of the 19 million votes cast in Republican primaries and did not earn any delegates.{{cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P20/R|access-date=August 27, 2020|title=2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions|website=The Green Papers}}

His failure to make the initial candidate list in Michigan[https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/20202_Presidential_Primary_Candidate_Listing_671047_7.pdf Candidate Listing, Presidential Primary, March 10, 2020], accessed November 20, 2019 led both to his stating an intention to get on the ballot through submission of petitions{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/michigan-secretary-state-certifies-candidates-203500193.html|title=Michigan Secretary of State Certifies Candidates, Excludes Sole Nationwide Opposition to Trump, Includes Drop-Out Sanford|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=November 13, 2019 }} and to his campaign manager filing a suit on behalf of a Michigan voter seeking to have De La Fuente on the ballot.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/11/secretary-of-state-sued-for-leaving-republican-off-presidential-primary-ballot.html|title=Secretary of State sued for leaving Republican off presidential primary ballot|first=Malachi|last=Barrett|date=November 26, 2019|website=mlive}} He did not end up on the ballot.{{cite web|url=https://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/2020PPR_CANDLIST.html |title=2020 Michigan Official Presidential Primary Candidate Listing - 03/10/2020 |publisher=Miboecfr.nictusa.com |date=2019-12-19 |access-date=2020-03-02}} The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a similar petition on January 9;{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/challenge-to-trump-only-ballot-denied/index.html |title=Challenge to Minnesota's Trump-only Republican primary ballot denied|work=CNN |date=2020-01-09 |access-date=20 March 2020}} in that state, the Republican party chairwoman dictated the candidates who would be printed on the ballot and that a write-in line was to be printed.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/petition-takes-aim-at-state-gop-s-ability-to-limit-2020-primary-choices-to-president-trump/566188371/|title=Petition takes aim at state GOP's decision to limit 2020 primary choices to President Trump|website=Star Tribune|date=December 14, 2019 }} However, none of the write-in votes for candidates chosen by the party could be counted to advance the election of those candidates.{{cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/09/trumps-name-will-be-the-only-one-on-republican-primary-ballot-mn-supreme-court-rules/|title=Trump's name will be the only one on Republican primary ballot, MN Supreme Court rules|website=Pioneer Press|date=January 9, 2020}} On October 28, 2020, De La Fuente asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review the decision{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2020/11/09/rocky-de-la-fuente-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-minnesota-presidential-primary-ballot-access-case/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Minnesota Presidential Primary Ballot Access Case|website=Ballot Access News|date=November 9, 2020 }} stating the Minnesota Republican Party identified him as eligible to appear in the primary election,{{cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-612/159042/20201028183520700_Petition.pdf|title=Petition for Writ of Certiorari|website=U.S. Supreme Court Docket #20-612}} that candidates chosen by their party must be treated equally on the ballot, and that Minnesota voters have a right to be presented with a ballot that accurately identifies those candidates.{{cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-612/167251/20210126142816891_Reply.pdf|title=Reply to Respondent's Opposition of the Petition for Writ of Certiorari|website=U.S. Supreme Court Docket #20-612}} Some states went without Republican primaries for the 2020 cycle, with the Republican leadership in those states having selected incumbent president Donald Trump as their nominee.{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/2019/11/12/donald-trump-files-for-the-colorado-primary/|title=Donald Trump Files For The Colorado Primary, Will Face A Little GOP Competition|last=Kenney|first=Andrew|website=Colorado Public Radio|date=November 12, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}} De La Fuente named Trump, the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and various state Republican parties[https://www.accesswire.com/media/570479/RDLF-v-Trump-FILED.pdf Roque De La Fuente v. Donald J. Trump, et al] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215025023/https://www.accesswire.com/media/570479/RDLF-v-Trump-FILED.pdf |date=February 15, 2021 }} legal filing in a suit claiming that there was inappropriate coordination in an attempt to prevent competing candidates for the nomination.{{cite web|url=https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/morning-report-about-that-nimby-vs-yimby-mayors-race/|title=Morning Report: About That NIMBY vs. YIMBY Mayor's Race ...|date=December 19, 2019|website=Voice of San Diego}}

In 2019 De La Fuente filed one of five lawsuits that arose against a California law requiring candidates release their tax returns to appear on the state's primary ballots. That law, which was seen as targeted against the incumbent Donald Trump, was blocked by a federal judge.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-19/trump-tax-returns-federal-court-challenge-california|title=Federal judge blocks California law to force disclosure of Trump's tax returns|date=September 19, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times}} De La Fuente also requested a U.S. Supreme Court review of a Ninth Circuit court decision which approved California's requirements for ballot access by independent candidates,{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2019/10/17/rocky-de-la-fuente-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-take-california-ballot-access-case/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Take California Ballot Access Case|date=October 17, 2019 |publisher=Ballot Access News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-10}} and mounted a federal challenge to Georgia's granting political parties ultimate control over who appears on their ballots; parties in Florida and Minnesota have similar control.{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2019/11/23/rocky-de-la-fuente-sues-georgia-over-presidential-primary-ballot-access-law/|title=Rocky De La Fuente Sues Georgia Over Presidential Primary Ballot Access Law|website=Ballot Access News|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019|first=Richard|last=Winger}} After the lawsuit was filed, Georgia's Republican party submitted a ballot listing only incumbent Donald Trump as a candidate, choosing not to list De La Fuente and three other candidates who had been under consideration.{{cite web|url=https://eastcobbnews.com/georgia-gop-submits-only-trumps-name-for-2020-primary-ballot/|title=Georgia GOP submits only Trump's name for 2020 primary ballot|first=Wendy|last=Parker|date=December 3, 2019}}

During the run-up to the primaries, Libertarian Party chairman Nicholas Sarwark suggested that De La Fuente run for his party's nomination,{{cite web|url=https://reason.com/2020/01/06/lincoln-chafee-former-republican-senator-and-independent-governor-seeks-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/|title=Lincoln Chafee, Former Republican Senator and Independent Governor, Seeks Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination|date=January 6, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https://www.facebook.com/nsarwark/posts/1813017902164889|title=Nicholas Sarwark Facebook post|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=January 6, 2020}} an option which the candidate considered.{{cite web|url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/accesswire/571693msn/gop-presidential-candidate-gives-serious-consideration-to-3rd-party-run|title=GOP Presidential Candidate Gives Serious Consideration to 3rd Party Run|website=www.morningstar.com|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231154414/https://www.morningstar.com/news/accesswire/571693msn/gop-presidential-candidate-gives-serious-consideration-to-3rd-party-run|url-status=dead}} He did not, however, join the candidate list.{{Cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/05/23/libertarian-party-first-round-of-presidential-votes/|title = Libertarian Party First Round of Presidential Votes | Ballot Access News| date=May 23, 2020 }}

On April 25, De La Fuente became the first presidential nominee of the Alliance Party, with Darcy Richardson as his vice presidential running mate.{{cite web |last1=Saturn |first1=William |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/04/watch-live-2020-alliance-party-presidential-nomination-convention/ |title=2020 Alliance Party Presidential Nomination Convention|website=Independent Political Report |date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=April 26, 2020}}

On June 20, he received the presidential nomination of the Reform Party, receiving 17 out of the 21 delegate votes cast.{{cite web|url=https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/20/06/ac16325768/reform-party-nominates-roque-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president-he-was-their-nominee-in-2016-and-is|title=Reform Party Nominates Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente for President, He Was Their Nominee in 2016, and Is Also the Alliance Party Nominee.|date=June 20, 2020|access-date=June 21, 2020|website=Benzinga}} Richardson received the vice presidential nomination.

File:Rocky 2020 ballot access.svg, which nominated De La Fuente in California, did not nominate Richardson for vice-president, instead nominating Kanye West.{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/15/american-independent-party-nominates-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president-and-kanye-west-for-vice-president/|title=American Independent Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President and Kanye West for Vice-President|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=August 15, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020}}}}

{{legend|#463a8c|On ballot {{nowrap|(16 states, 186 electoral votes)

• {{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/10/maine-says-rocky-de-la-fuente-has-enough-valid-signatures/|title=Maine Says Rocky De La Fuente Has Enough Valid Signatures|website=Ballot Access News|first=Richard|last=Winger|date=August 10, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2020/07/25/alliance-party-now-ballot-qualified-in-mississippi/|title=Alliance Party Now Ballot-Qualified in Mississippi|website=Ballot Access News|first=Richard|last=Winger|date=July 25, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/06/04/michigan-natural-law-party-appears-to-have-nominated-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president/|title=Michigan Natural Law Party Appears to Have Nominated Rocky De La Fuente for President|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=June 4, 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/06/20/reform-party-nominates-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president-again/|title=Reform Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President Again|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=June 20, 2020|access-date=June 20, 2020}}
• {{cite web|date=August 15, 2020 |title=American Independent Party Nominates Rocky De La Fuente for President and Kanye West for Vice-President|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|website=Ballot Access News|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/15/american-independent-party-nominates-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president-and-kanye-west-for-vice-president/|access-date=August 15, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815214422/http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/15/american-independent-party-nominates-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president-and-kanye-west-for-vice-president/|archive-date=August 15, 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/2020%20Independent%20Presidential%20Petitions.pdf?Z9Bs1H7q4IPZ97p6e_uptAh47sKwndYv|title=2020 Independent Presidential Candidate Petitions|website=Tennessee Secretary of State|access-date=August 21, 2020}}
• {{cite web|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=August 13, 2020|title=Nine Groups Used the Arkansas Presidential Petition This Year|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/13/seven-groups-used-the-arkansas-presidential-petition-this-year/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=Ballot Access News}}
• {{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=Jon|date=Aug 19, 2020|title=Presidential candidates on Colorado's November 2020 ballot|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/19/presidential-candidates-2020-colorado-ballot/|access-date=Aug 23, 2020|website=The Denver Post}}
• {{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/20/vermont-posts-general-election-candidate-list-will-have-22-presidential-candidates-on-ballot/|title=Vermont Posts General Election Candidate List; Will Have 22 Presidential Candidates on Ballot|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=August 22, 2020}}
• {{cite web |last1=Winger |first1=Richard |title=Only Three Independent Presidential Petitions Submitted in Idaho |url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/08/26/only-three-independent-presidential-petitions-submitted-in-idaho/ |website=Ballot Access News |date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/07/28/seven-presidential-petitions-succeed-in-new-jersey/|title=Seven Presidential Petitions Succeed in New Jersey|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=July 28, 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/04/25/alliance-party-nominates-national-ticket/|title=Alliance Party Nominates National Ticket|website=Ballot Access News|last1=Winger|first1=Richard|date=April 25, 2020|access-date=May 4, 2020}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/GeneralCandidateList.php |website=Alaska Division of Elections |title=November 3, 2020 General Election Candidate List|date=28 August 2020|access-date=29 August 2020}}}}}}

{{legend|#7D6BF2|Write-in (4 states, 43 electoral votes){{cite web |url=http://ballot-access.org/2016/07/30/july-2016-ballot-access-news-print-edition/ |title=July 2016 Ballot Access News Print Edition |website=Ballot Access News |last1=Winger |first1=Richard |date=July 1, 2016 |access-date=September 29, 2020}}[https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/general_candidates/gen_cand_lists_2020_4_001-.html 2020 Presidential General Election State Candidates List], Maryland Board of Elections, September 28, 2020.}}

{{legend|#d4d4d4|Not on ballot}}

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The De La Fuente/Richardson ticket was on the ballot in Florida under the Reform Party; in South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theallianceparty.com/ballot_access|title = Ballot Access}} Maine,{{cite news |title=The Nov. 3 ballot at a glance |url=https://knox.villagesoup.com/p/the-nov-3-ballot-at-a-glance/1869598 |access-date=September 3, 2020 |work=VillageSoup • Knox |date=September 3, 2020}} Alaska,{{cite news |last1=Downing |first1=Suzanne |title=Kanye for Prez? Alaskans have choices for president |url=https://mustreadalaska.com/kanye-for-prez-alaskans-have-choices-for-president/ |access-date=September 3, 2020 |work=Must Read Alaska |date=September 1, 2020}} Colorado,{{cite web |title=2020 General Election Candidate List |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/generalCandidates.html |website=Colorado Secretary of State |access-date=September 6, 2020 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917003517/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/generalCandidates.html |url-status=dead }} Vermont,{{cite web |title=Updated September 3, 2020 10:30 am |url=https://sos.vermont.gov/media/bc2pxl5d/2020-qualfied-candidate-listing.xlsx |website=Vermont Secretary of State |access-date=September 6, 2020}} Rhode Island,{{cite web |title=Candidates for Independent Presidential Elector |url=https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Candidates/CandidateSearchSummary?OfficeType=790&Election=16908 |website=Rhode Island Department of State |access-date=September 14, 2020}} and New Jersey{{cite web |title=Official List Candidates for President For General Election, 11/03/2020 Election |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-candidates-us-president-0831.pdf |website=NJ.gov |access-date=September 6, 2020}} under the Alliance Party; in Michigan under an agreement between the Alliance Party and the Natural Law Party of Michigan;{{Cite web |url=https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=071f4518149b030d06e14abee&id=c8a572c6b6 |title=Mailchimp email campaign |access-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141613/https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=071f4518149b030d06e14abee&id=c8a572c6b6 |url-status=dead }} and in Arkansas,{{cite news |last1=Wickline |first1=Michael R. |title=Rapper Kanye West qualifies for fall ballot in state |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/aug/12/rapper-west-qualifies-for-fall-ballot-in-state/ |access-date=September 6, 2020 |work=Arkansas Democrat Gazette |date=August 12, 2020}} Tennessee,{{cite web |title=2020 Presidential Candidates |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/2020%20Presidential%20Candidates.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=September 6, 2020}} and Idaho as an independent.{{cite web |title=2020 General Election Candidate List |url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/2020-general-election-candidate-list/ |website=Idaho Secretary of State's Office |access-date=September 6, 2020}} De La Fuente was also on the ballot in California as the American Independent Party candidate, but with Kanye West rather than Richardson as his vice presidential candidate, a decision that was made by the party without De La Fuente (or West, for that matter) being consulted.{{cite news |last1=Wynne |first1=Kelly |title=Here's Why You Might See Kanye West as a Vice President Pick on Your November Ballot |url=https://www.newsweek.com/heres-why-you-might-see-kanye-west-vice-president-pick-your-november-ballot-1537655 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |work=Newsweek |date=October 8, 2020}} (Party leaders selected De La Fuente to top the ticket despite him coming in second in the party's primary.{{cite news |last1=Smolens |first1=Michael |title=Column: Roque De La Fuente-Kanye West ticket in California is one for the ages |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-10-21/column-roque-de-la-fuente-kanye-west-ticket-in-california-is-one-for-the-ages |access-date=October 22, 2020 |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |issue=October 21, 2020}})

{{see also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 21}}

De La Fuente ran as a Republican in the campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for California's 21st district. (Unlike most other states, California has no law prohibiting simultaneously running for the presidency and for Congress.) His son Ricardo ran for the same seat as a Democrat. Neither De La Fuente lives in the district.{{cite web|url=http://sjvsun.com/news/politics/how-a-multi-millionaire-father-son-duo-crashed-the-cox-valadao-rematch/|title=How a multi-millionaire father-son duo crashed the Cox-Valadao rematch|first=Alex |last=Tavlian|work=San Joaquin Valley Sun |date=December 12, 2019}} Rocky felt that his candidacy would help his son's chances of getting the seat, which was the outcome he desired. Neither De La Fuente succeeded in this primary, coming in third (Ricardo) and fourth (Rocky) in a four-candidate jungle primary in which the top two vote getters compete in the general election.{{Cite web|url=https://noqreport.com/2020/03/04/9-seat-flip-results-of-congressional-races-in-california-are-terrifying-for-democrats/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200304205700/https://noqreport.com/2020/03/04/9-seat-flip-results-of-congressional-races-in-california-are-terrifying-for-democrats/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2020|title=9-seat flip: Results of congressional races in California are terrifying for Democrats|date=March 4, 2020}}

However, on the same day, Ricardo, who had previously run for the House from California's 34th and Florida's 23rd districts, won the Democratic primary for U.S. representative for Texas's 27th district,{{cite news|url=https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/counties/calhoun/democratic-primary-light-on-county-candidates/article_833975ca-1de5-11ea-a48b-7b2388fa2f33.html|title=Democratic primary light on county candidates|website=The Victoria Advocate}} but went on to lose the general election.{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Scott|date=November 7, 2020|title=Politics Report: Winners and Losers Special Edition|work=Voice of San Diego|url=https://voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/politics-report-winners-and-losers-special-edition/|access-date=November 10, 2020}}

De La Fuente married Katayoun Yazdani.

De La Fuente has five children.{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/165906/rocky-de-la-fuente/|title=Rocky De La Fuente's Biography|website=Vote Smart|access-date=March 12, 2020}} He has a stated goal of creating a political dynasty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2019-12-18/column-roque-de-la-fuente-striving-to-create-political-dynasty|title=Column: Roque De La Fuente wants to create political dynasty|date=December 18, 2019|website=San Diego Union-Tribune}} Two of his sons have also sought office.

His son Ricardo "Ricky" De La Fuente has sought several congressional seats.{{cite web |last1=Herman |first1=Ken |title=Herman: Wait, another De La Fuente on the ballot? |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20200118/herman-wait-another-de-la-fuente-on-ballot |website=Austin American-Statesman |access-date=7 June 2020 |language=en |date=18 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Ricardo De La Fuente |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ricardo_De_La_Fuente |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=7 June 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/176117/ricardo-de-la-fuente|website=Vote Smart|title=Ricardo De La Fuente's Biography|access-date=March 12, 2020}} He first ran as a Democrat in the 2017 California's 34th congressional district special election. He then, in 2018, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Florida's 24th US congressional district. In 2020 he unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat in the California's 21st US congressional district (competing against his father, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican) and successfully won the Democratic nomination for Texas's 27th US congressional district (where he hoped to become a resident).{{cite web|url=https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/de-la-fuente-pivots-campaign-strategy-for-run-against-cloud|title=De la Fuente pivots campaign strategy for run against Cloud|website=KRIS 6 News|first=Greg |last=Chandler|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=April 17, 2020}} In 2020, Ricardo was also originally running for the Democratic nomination in Florida's 24th US congressional district.{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/04/29/political-bigamy-south-texas-congressional-nominee-just-filed-to-run-for-yet-another-seat-in-miami/|title=Political bigamy? South Texas congressional nominee just filed to run for yet another seat, in Miami|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|first=Paul |last=Cobler|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=May 1, 2020}}

In 2020, his son Roque De La Fuente III{{cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20191206/herman-rockys-who-would-be-president|title=Herman: The Rockys who would be president|last=Herman|first=Ken|website=Austin American-Statesman|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08}} entered the Democratic presidential primaries in Arizona, California,{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Winger |title=California Secretary of State Releases List of 52 Presidential Primary Candidates |url=http://ballot-access.org/2019/12/06/california-secretary-of-state-releases-list-of-47-presidential-primary-candidates/ |website=Ballot Access News |access-date=2019-12-06 |date=2019-12-06}}{{cite web |title=Generally Recognized Presidential Candidates: March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//statewide-elections/2020-primary/generally-recognized-candidates.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=2019-12-06}} Colorado,{{cite web|author=Katharhynn Heidelberg |url=https://www.montrosepress.com/news/clerk-confident-in-election-security/article_bf0cd976-3270-11ea-b248-5fd4b7472a75.html |title=Clerk confident in election security | Local News Stories |publisher=montrosepress.com |date=2020-01-08 |access-date=2020-01-14}} Idaho,{{cite web|url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/biden-files-for-idaho-presidential-ballot-bringing-total-of-dems/article_7ef66e7a-3df8-5372-83ef-fb158803f7ea.html|title=Biden files for Idaho presidential ballot, bringing total of Dems on ballot to 18|first=Betsy Z.|last=Russell|website=Idaho Press|date=December 10, 2019 }} Missouri,{{cite web|publisher= Missouri Secretary of State |url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/candidates/2020/presidential |title=2020 Presidential Preference Primary Candidates |access-date=2020-01-14}} New Hampshire,{{cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/nh-presidential-candidate-lineup/article_73a381ff-57a7-5170-a620-c0f0b5a2b50e.html|title=2020 NH presidential candidate lineup|first=Kevin|last=Landrigan|website=UnionLeader.com|date=November 16, 2019 }} Texas, and Utah.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20210508105208/https://rocky101.com/ Rocky campaign website] archived at the Wayback Machine
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• [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article57037938.html Columnist Dave Barry on meeting De La Fuente]
• {{cite web |title=De La Fuente: The man challenging Clinton, Sanders |url=http://woodtv.com/2016/03/04/de-la-fuente-the-man-challenging-clinton-sanders/ |website=WOOD-TV |date=March 4, 2016}}
• [https://www.kget.com/news/father-and-son-republican-and-democrat-speak-on-candidacies-for-21st-congressional-district/ Rocky and Ricky De La Fuente interview] on KGET regarding their competing Congressional run in California's 21st District, February 16, 2020

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