Rocky De La Fuente
American businessman and perennial candidate (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (born October 10, 1954)[1] is an American businessman and politician. A perennial candidate,[3][4][5] De La Fuente was the Reform Party nominee in the 2016 and 2020 United States presidential elections. He also appeared on his own American Delta Party's presidential ticket in 2016, and on those of the Alliance Party and American Independent Party in 2020.[6][7][8]
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Born | Roque De La Fuente Guerra (1954-10-10) October 10, 1954 (age 69) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Political party | Republican (2018–present) Alliance (2020–present) Democratic (2016–2017) Reform (2016, 2020) American Delta (2016) |
Spouse | Katayoun Yazdani[1] |
Children | 5[2] |
De La Fuente unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for President in 2016, and the Republican nomination in 2020. He has also run for Congress numerous times, losing primaries for United States Senate in nine states simultaneously in 2018.[9] He also lost the March 2020 primary for U.S. House of Representatives seat for California's 21st congressional district. He has campaigned as a critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.[10]