Ryan Frazier

Ryan Frazier
Aurora City Council Member At-Large
In office
November 2003 – 2011
Personal details
Born (1977-09-08) September 8, 1977
Wilmington, North Carolina
Political party Republican
Residence Denver, Colorado
Alma mater Columbia College,[1] Regis University
Occupation Naval Intelligence, Politician, Businessman

Ryan L. Frazier (born September 8, 1977) is an American public figure and businessman who is the Managing Director of Frazier Global, a management consulting and professional services firm. He is a former at-large member of the Aurora City Council and was a 2016 candidate for U.S. Senate 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 was listed by Newsmax as one of the 100 most influential African-American Republicans in the country.[3]

Small business

Frazier leads his own small strategic management consulting and professional services business, Frazier Global.[4] He has contributed as a FOX 31 Political Analyst, an NBC-affiliate 9News 'Political Expert', previously a regular on FOX Business' ‘The Willis Report’ All-Star Panel, and FOX News Channel ‘Hannity’s’ Great American Panel.[5]

Frazier was named a Senior Fellow at the Health Research and Education Trust, 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 served 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] He also was a founding board member of Africa Agenda, a non-profit dedicated to the cause of promoting positive news in the U.S. about the countries of the continent of Africa and the progress being made.[11]

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, was a leading advocate for bringing professional racing to Colorado, 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.[12]

He has a reputation of being one of the most skilled orators in Colorado.[13]

Political campaigns

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.[13] Frazier lost to Perlmutter 53.1% to 42.1%.[14][15] Libertarian Buck Bailey, receiving 4.8% of the vote, was also a candidate for the 7th Congressional District in 2010.

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. ↑ "Africa Agenda Founder". Africa Agenda. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  12. ↑ "About Ryan | Ryan Frazier for Colorado". Frazierforcolorado.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  13. 1 2 "Ryan Frazier shifts efforts to CD 7 race". Colorado Statesman. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  14. ↑ "Colorado 7". New York Times. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  15. ↑ Fox News 2010 election results page
  16. ↑ "Frazier For Colorado". Facebook. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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