Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Jose J. Rico Jr

Garland,TEXAS

Summary

Skilled political science professional and student successful at leveraging expertise to assist Focus groups, PACs, Non-Profits, and Campaigns with making forward-thinking plans and capitalizing on dynamic Dallas County and Dallas Ft Worth-area political trends. Decisive problem-solver with proven research, persuasion, and strategic policy development experience. Enthusiastic student currently finalizing Bachelors of Arts degree in University Studies with a Concentration in Political Science, Integrative Studies, and Organizational Leadership at Texas Tech University, ready to lay career foundation in Political Science. Articulate communicator with strong analytical and relationship-building abilities.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

District Aide

Texas House of Representatives
Dallas, TX
08.2023 - Current

- Maintained relationships with community leaders, organizations, and elected officials.

- Built policy reports and briefings for Chief of Staff and for the future Legislative Directors.

- Kept the Representative and Chief of Staff up to date with what is happening in the district and with constituents.

- Attended community events and built new relationships while at it.

- Help constituents with their casework involving state agencies.

- Created events and programs for the community to participate in.

Campaign Manager

Lupe Valdez for Sheriff
Dallas, TX
06.2024 - 08.2024

- Ensured our fundraising goals were hit weekly and maintained phone call logs

- Built the fundamentals for the campaign such as targeted locations, targeted voters, and our key deadlines.

- Built Lupe’s presence and made people aware that Lupe was once a gubernatorial candidate in 2018 to give credibility.

Political Consultant

Omar Narvaez for Dallas City Council
Dallas, TX
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Collaborated with graphic designers and copywriters to develop compelling marketing materials that promoted candidates'' key messages effectively.
  • Coordinated polling operations during election periods, providing invaluable real-time insights into voter sentiment that informed tactical decisions.
  • Optimized resource allocation by creating detailed budgets for campaign expenditures and monitoring financial performance throughout the election cycle.
  • Maintained a high level of support to our staff and volunteers, ensuring they always had a task, map of doors, or phone numbers to call.
  • Ensured all voting sights had signs and volunteers to poll greet voters.
  • Kept our data private and made our candidate aware of every single data point we had after end of the day

Campaign Manager

Committee to Elect Nick Hinrichsen
Pueblo, CO
07.2022 - 10.2022
  • Enhanced campaign performance by developing and implementing targeted marketing strategies.
  • Collaborated with state leaders and organizations to align campaign objectives, messaging, and target audiences.
  • Conducted thorough post-campaign analysis to identify successes, areas for improvement, and key learnings for future initiatives.
  • Built canvassing maps for our canvassers using votebuilder.
  • Maintained importance of knocking 100 doors a day for our team.
  • Built mailers, flyers, ads, and yard signs
  • Filed campaign reports to the appropriate state agency.

Precinct Chair

Dallas County Democratic Party
Dallas, TX
08.2020 - Current
  • Provided recommendations on board of directors on group's effectiveness, actions and future plans.
  • Chaired shareholder meetings, disseminating information and fielded questions.
  • Maintained impartiality and objectivity during meetings and decision-making.
  • Planned and oversaw meetings in accordance with governing documents.
  • Contributed to values, goals and strategic vision of organization.

Election Judge

Dallas County Elections Department
Dallas, TX
06.2020 - Current
  • Developed and managed inventory supply lists and equipment orders to prepare voting units.
  • Obtained signatures and recorded names of voters to prevent voting of unauthorized persons.
  • Created fair, non-partisan environment to protect free choice of voters.
  • Oversaw accuracy testing and maintenance of voting units through continued surveillance.
  • Collected necessary information from voters to determine correct voting location and ballot.
  • Distributed ballots to voters and answered questions concerning voting procedures.

Field Director

Atalia Garcia Williams For JP 2-1
Dallas, TX
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Tracked and analyzed campaign performance.
  • Attended multiple political events and spoke publicly about candidate.
  • Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Developed partnerships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.
  • Monitored overhead, prepared budgets and directed spending and resources to support fiscal efficiency.

Operations Associate

AtScale
Houston
11.2022 - 02.2023
  • Oversaw daily operations, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to company policies and procedures.
  • Trained m new team members, while fostering and positive work environment for all.
  • Maintained live records, feedback, and spoke to my team of over 60 field employees and 10 field directors to ensure our data is accurate and not duplicated.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - University Studies

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
12.2024

Associate of Arts - Political Science

El Centro College
Dallas, TX
06.2022

BBA - Poltical Science

The University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX
12.2021

High School Diploma Garland -

North Garland High School
Garland, TX
06.2018

Skills

  • Voter Registration
  • Fundraising Campaigns
  • Legislative Writing
  • Bilingual
  • Democratic Political Process
  • Informative Research

Accomplishments

  • Achieved being published on 2 soon to be 3 news articles through effectively helping the community with raising funds and creating a food pantry event for those families in need.

Certification

  • Latino Academy Candidates and Organizers Training - Southwest Voter Registration Education Project- April 30th, 2022
  • Licensed Immigration Paralegal - American Immigration Lawyers Associate -April 6th, 2022

Timeline

Campaign Manager

Lupe Valdez for Sheriff
06.2024 - 08.2024

District Aide

Texas House of Representatives
08.2023 - Current

Political Consultant

Omar Narvaez for Dallas City Council
02.2023 - 05.2023

Operations Associate

AtScale
11.2022 - 02.2023

Campaign Manager

Committee to Elect Nick Hinrichsen
07.2022 - 10.2022

Field Director

Atalia Garcia Williams For JP 2-1
01.2022 - 05.2022

Precinct Chair

Dallas County Democratic Party
08.2020 - Current

Election Judge

Dallas County Elections Department
06.2020 - Current

Associate of Arts - Political Science

El Centro College

BBA - Poltical Science

The University of Texas At Dallas

High School Diploma Garland -

North Garland High School

Bachelor of Arts - University Studies

Texas Tech University
Jose J. Rico Jr