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South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
... chance for being a role model for young Hispanics. It's early yet. Maybe, we'll see a place for Rick Noriega and Juan Garcia . State Rep. Juan Garcia, who lost his seat in November to Republican Todd Hunter, isn't playing that game. Others are, and they are throwing his name around. Garcia went to Harvard Law School with Obama, so that's no surprise. The San Antonio Express-News,...
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Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Now that it is clear that State Rep. Rick Noriega won’t be President-Elect Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs , speculation centers on what other posts he may receive in the administration–and whether or not anyone from Texas will actually be named to the cabinet. Noriega could still be in the running for an undersecretaryship, head of FEMA, or another bureaucratic...
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South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, trying to boost Latino representation in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, on Wednesday pushed a slate of candidates for the remaining Cabinet posts, including state Rep. Rick Noreiga of Houston. Noriega, a Democrat who failed to dislodge Republican John Cornyn from his Senate seat last month, was mentioned for secretary of Veterans Affairs....
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Markos Moulitsas, better known as the founder of Daily Kos who has become a powerful figure in progressive Democratic politics, was an early supporter of the Draft Rick Noriega for U.S Senate movement. While Kos believes Noriega would make a fine Veterans Affairs Secretary, he writes that he is dissappointed in the way Noriega's campaign was run. I like Rick a lot....
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Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
State Rep. Rick Noriega (D-Houston) has been recommended fopr the position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (D-San Antonio) and Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) as part of a push by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus for president-elect Barack Obama to place more Hispanics in his cabinet. In addition to Noriega, other Hispanic cabinet candidates were also...
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Apparently Commerce Secretary Bill Richardson isn't enough. The Hispanic Caucus wants more . The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, frustrated that just one Latino has been picked for Barack Obama's Cabinet to date, is pushing Houston state Rep. Rick Noriega and 13 other prominent Hispanics for the eight remaining spots in the president-elect's Cabinet. Reps. Charlie Gonzalez, D-Texas, and...
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
It's possible, or at least overtures have been made according to the Houston Chronicle: State Rep. Rick Noriega of Houston, the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate who served in Afghanistan and on the Mexican border as a Texas Army National Guard officer, met with President-elect Barack Obama today as Obama worked on filling leadership positions in his administration, according to confidential...
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Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
State Rep. Noriega (D-Houston), who was the Texas Democratic Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate this year, interviewed Tuesday with President-Elect Barack Obama for a position in his administration. From the Houston Chronicle : The meeting appeared to be a potential first step toward consideration of Noriega, 50, for appointment to an administration position, and no specific job was mentioned,...
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Brains and Eggs (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Great news if he aced the interview and gets the job, whatever it happens to be: State Rep. Rick Noriega of Houston, the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate who served in Afghanistan and on the Mexican border as a Texas Army National Guard officer, met with President-elect Barack Obama today as Obama worked on filling leadership positions in his administration, according to confidential...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
State Rep. Rick Noriega, the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate, met with Barack Obama today as the president-elect worked on filling leadership positions in his administration.
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Houston Chronicle: State Rep. Rick Noriega of Houston, the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate who served in Afghanistan and on the Mexican border as a Texas Army National Guard officer, met with President-elect Barack Obama today as Obama worked on filling leadership positions in his administration, according to confidential sources. Democrat Noriega, who lost the Nov. 4 election...
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Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
This would be excellent if it happens. State Rep. Rick Noriega of Houston, the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate who served...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
State Rep. Rick Noriega of Houston, the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate who served in Afghanistan and on the Mexican border as a Texas Army National Guard officer, met with President-elect Barack Obama today as Obama worked on filling leadership positions in his administration, according to confidential sources.
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Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
... before stepping down and taking on the party chair position. More recently, she managed Democrat Rick Noriega's U.S. Senate primary campaign and briefly served as interim president of the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce. She left that position when Hurricane Ike dealt serious damage both to the Chamber office and to her home in the Hermann Park/Medical Center area. The...
