Richard Disney
Richard Disney was born in Los Angeles County, CA on 7 April 1968 and moved with his parents to Huntington Beach, CA shortly after. Richard Disney is the oldest of four sons.
He graduated from Anderson Union High School, in Anderson, CA on 13 June 1986. While in high school, he played football and was a team captain on the tennis team. Richard was elected President of the Future Business Leaders of America and as a Senior Class Senator.
Mr. Disney took an early interest in serving his country. Richard enlisted and graduated from U.S. Army Basic Training and Combat Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Through the Army Green to Gold program, Mr. Disney was able to attend the University of California at Davis in Davis, CA.
Richard Disney was commissioned in 1989 as a United States Army Officer where he served honorably for ten years. He graduated from U.C. Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations in June 1990. He then attended the Field Artillery Officers Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and upon graduation reported to the 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry (Light) in Fort Davis, Panama. There he served as Company Fire Support Officer, Aerial Observer,Rifle Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Battalion Fire Support Officer. While in Panama, he participated in multiple deployments to Central and South America in support of various missions.
Mr. Disney held a Top Secret clearance for all of his commissioned service after an intensive screening process conducted by the Department of Defense Personnel Reliability Program.
Lieutenant Disney met his wife, the former Patricia Esther Collao while in Lima, Peru as part of a deployment. Two years after they met, Richard and Patricia were married in the Republic of Panama on January 15, 1993. Richard and Patricia have been married about thirteen years now and have one daughter Lauren Michelle Disney.
Lieutenant Disney was assigned in June, 1993 to 4th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery (155SP) in Fort Polk, Louisiana where he served as Firing Platoon Leader and Battalion S4. After being promoted to the rank of captain, he attended the Field Artillery Officers Advanced Course and then reported to the 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, later the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery. In September 1995. Captain Disney deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as the Task Force 2-68 (Silver Lions) Fire Support Officer from January to November 1996 as part of the NATO Implementation Force. He served as the Battalion Assistant Operations Officer (S3) from March 1997 until he became a Commander in January 1998. Captain Disney served as a Commander until July 1999. During his command, Captain Disney was one of only two officers in the entire Brigade to earn two consecutive 1 Block (highest) ratings as commander from the Brigade Commander Colonel Mark Kimmitt. Colonel Kimmitt later became a Brigadier General and was the spokesman for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Captain Disney was recommended for higher positions of responsibility in domestic and overseas assignments but chose to pursue challenges in the civilian world.
Mr. Disney is a veteran of Operation Promote Liberty, in Panama and Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia. He has attended the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Jungle School, Air Ground Operations School, and the Naval Gunfire Course. Captain Disney’s awards include the Army Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Cold War Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal and the NATO Medal. Mr. Disney is a Life Member in the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Richard Disney has always had a great affection for Nevada and was often heard referring to the Silver State as “The Last Free State” even before moving here. Mr. Disney would often visit Reno during his days at U.C. Davis and always had in his mind that he would like to settle down here and raise a family. Not too long after leaving the Army, Richard settled into Northern Nevada permanently in the year 2000 to start his own small business and raise a family.
Mr. Disney was shocked at the events of September 11, 2001 and looked for a way once again to serve. When Richard saw what transpired during the Nevada Legislative Session of 2003, he was motivated to run for election to the Nevada State Assembly.
Mr. Disney has been a great admirer of the fact that the Nevada State Legislature convenes for only four months every other year. One of Richard’s favorite quotes is by Will Rogers which says, “The only time a man’s life, liberty and property are safe is when congress is NOT in session!” Richard Disney is a strong Fiscal and Moral Conservative who is determined to fight for lower taxes, less government regulation and family values.
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