Chief Deputy of the Senate
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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Ric Cantrell’s Summary
Ric Cantrell spent a decade exploring the American West (and a few other places). He worked at a cattle ranch in Oregon, a trading post south of Death Valley, in the Mojave Desert, a suicide hotline in Washington, and as a teacher to political refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Nicaragua. He explored the Puget Sound in a sea kayak, and served for two years as a Cantonese-speaking volunteer in Hong Kong. Ric guided students in the Sonoran Desert, Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mogollon Rim Country and continues to lead expeditions into America's most isolated and beautiful country (www.lostcountry.org).
Ric was an intern for the Washington State Legislature and then hired as a campaign manager, helping a stellar candidate win 67% of the vote. Mark Shurtleff hired him to be his Deputy Campaign Manager in his 2000 race for Utah Attorney General and won 57 percent of the vote (one percent more than popular Governor Mike Leavitt that year). Ric served on the transition team, then worked in the Attorney General's Office for three years. In 2004 he started work in the Utah Senate as the assistant to the senate president, information officer, and caucus & leadership staff. He is currently the Chief Deputy of the Utah State Senate and manages the award-winning SenateSite.com.
He, his wife and their two sons live in a small town not far from Salt Lake City.
Ric Cantrell’s Specialties:
Ric is currently focused on Web 2.0 applications in government communication and organizational leadership. He speaks English and Cantonese.
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Ric Cantrell’s Groups:
Utah State Senate, Utah State Attorney General's Office, The Anasazi Foundation, University of Puget Sound, National Conference of State Legislatures, NCSL, LINCS, Utah Bloggers, Boulder Outdoor Survival School, BOSS
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