Ruben Barrales

Ruben Barrales
Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
In office
January 20, 2001 – December 28, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMickey Ibarra
Succeeded byMaggie Grant
Personal details
Born (1962-04-14) April 14, 1962 (age 62)
Political partyDemocratic (before 1992)
Republican (1992–present)
EducationUniversity of California, Riverside (BA)

Ruben Barrales (born April 14, 1962)[1] is the former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush, and was also the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.[2][3][4] He then served as the CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is currently the President and CEO of GROW Elect, a political action committee that recruits, endorses, trains, and funds Latino Republican candidates for public office.[5] He also serves on the board of directors for the Public Policy Institute of California. Barrales has also run as a candidate for the state government post of California State Controller.

Barrales identifies as a Mexican American and is recognized as the first Latino person to serve on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.[6] Barrales has also appeared in the Hispanic Business Magazine's "100 Most Influential Hispanics" list on three occasions within the last ten years[7]

  1. ^ Vanzi, Max (1998-09-28). "Barrales Faces Uphill Battle vs. Connell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  2. ^ "President Bush to Nominate Barrales as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of OGA". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ The Foreign Policy Of George W. Bush: Values, Strategy And Loyalty, by Alexander Moens,2004, ISBN 978-0-7546-4274-9, ISBN 978-0-7546-4274-9
  4. ^ BACK HOME, IN A WAY, FOR EX-SUPE, 12/17/06, San Jose Mercury News
  5. ^ "homepage". GROW Elect. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. ^ "RUBEN BARRALES" (Web page). ppic.org. Public Policy Institute of California. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Hispanic Heritage Awards 2009: Ruben Barrales". kpbs.org. KPBS Public Broadcasting. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2012.