Ryan Frazier

Ryan Frazier
Aurora City Council Member At-Large
In office
November 2003 – 2011
Personal details
Born September 8, 1977
Wilmington, North Carolina
Political party Republican
Residence Aurora, Colorado
Alma mater Columbia College,[1] Regis University
Occupation Naval Intelligence, Politician, Businessman

Ryan L. Frazier (born September 8, 1977) is a United States public figure who is the managing director of Frazier Global Strategies, a consulting and professional services firm. He is a former at-large member of the Aurora City Council and was the 2010 Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives Colorado's 7th congressional district. He was first elected as a councilman in 2003 and has served two terms.[2] Frazier is considered one of the most influential African-American Republicans in the country.[3]

Small Business

Frazier leads his own small strategic consulting and professional services business, Frazier Global Strategies.[4] He also contributes as an NBC-affiliate 9News 'Political Expert', a regular on FOX Business' ‘The Willis Report’ All-Star Panel, and FOX News Channel ‘Hannity’s’ Great American Panel.[5]

Ryan was named a Senior Fellow at the Health Research and Education Trust, founded in 1944, as a not-for-profit research and education affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA).[6]

Military service

Frazier served in the U.S. Navy, where he was assigned to the National Security Agency. He completed training at the Cryptologic School in Pensacola, Florida.[7][8]

Community Service

He co-founded and currently serves as board president of High Point Academy, a pre-K through 8th grade public charter school, serving over 800 students.[9] Frazier also is a member of the Colorado Boxing Commission since June 2013 [10]

Aurora City Council

First elected to the non-partisan Aurora City Council in 2003 at the age of 26, Frazier was re-elected in 2007. During his tenure on the council, Frazier worked on the city budget, supported a public/private life-sciences city on the former Fitzsimmons Army Medical base, and led the adoption of Cop-Link, a system to connect law enforcement agencies to critical information, which has since gone into use across Colorado. Frazier also promoted "boundless playgrounds" for disabled children.[11]

He has a reputation of being one of the most skilled orators in the Colorado GOP.[12]

Political campaigns

See also: United States Senate elections in Colorado, 2010 and United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2010 § District 7

In April 2009, Frazier launched a preliminary campaign to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Michael Bennet. Upon failing to raise sufficient funds to continue and not interested in a highly divisive party primary, Frazier ended his bid for the Senate and entered the race to challenge Ed Perlmutter, who has represented Colorado's 7th congressional district since 2007.[12] Frazier lost to Perlmutter 53.1% to 42.1%.[13][14] Libertarian Buck Bailey was also a candidate for the 7th Congressional District in 2010.

The Romney for President 2012 campaign announced Frazier as a member of Governor Romney's Black Leadership Council.[15]

Personal life

Frazier has three children.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "CC Notes" (PDF). Affinity: 56. Winter 2012. Ryan Frazier '02 currently serves as the president and Ceo of Western Skies forum in Aurora, Colo.
  2. ↑ "Frazier's star rises in GOP". Colorado Statesman. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  3. ↑ "America's Most Influential African-American Republicans". 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  4. ↑ "FGS Supports Back to School Effort". 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  5. ↑ "AURORA’S OWN CONGRESSIONAL RACE: A NEW DISTRICT, EVENLY DIVIDED". Aurora Sentinel. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  6. ↑ "HRET Senior Fellow". HRETl. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Frazier". Washington Post. 2012-07-23. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "America's Morning News". Washington Times. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  9. ↑ "HPA Co-founder". High Point Academy Website. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  10. ↑ "State Boxing Commission". Colorado Boxing Commission. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  11. ↑ "About Ryan | Ryan Frazier for Colorado". Frazierforcolorado.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Ryan Frazier shifts efforts to CD 7 race". Colorado Statesman. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  13. ↑ "Colorado 7". New York Times. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  14. ↑ Fox News 2010 election results page
  15. ↑ "ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES BLACK LEADERSHIP COUNCIL". ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  16. ↑ "Frazier For Colorado". Facebook. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

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