Preceded by Doug Vinson Name Ric Killian Awards | Religion Roman Catholic Occupation State Legislator Political party Republican Party | |
Born July 17, 1964 (age 59)
Kaukauna, Wisconsin ( 1964-07-17 ) Alma mater US Army War College, United States Military Academy at West Point Allegiance United States of America Education United States Military Academy Residence Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Battles and wars Iraq War, Operation Enduring Freedom Service/branch United States Army, United States Army Reserve Similar People John Abizaid, Jock Stirrup, Mohammed Omar, Osama bin Laden, William J Fallon Profiles | ||
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Richard Killian is an American businessman, United States Army officer, and politician.
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- Rep ric killian on high speed rail funding bill legweek unc tv
- Early life education and business career
- Early political career
- Elections
- Committee assignments
- 2012 congressional election
- Personal life
- References
Early life, education, and business career
Killian was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin in 1964. He was also raised there. In 1986, he earned a BS in Organizational Leadership from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was a Lieutenant/Captain of the United States Army from 1986 to 1991. After that, he retired and has been a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve since.
After retiring from the U.S. Army, Killian went into real estate. In 1995, he was named President of Howey Construction & Development and served until that position until 2000. He was then General Manager of NVR until 2003. After that, he was Vice President of Orleans Home builders until he was appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006.
Early political career
In 1992, he was elected to the Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education and served one term. In 2004, he decided to run again to become a school board member, this time on the Mecklenburg Area Catholic School Board of Education.
Elections
In August 2006, incumbent Republican State Representative Doug Vinson, of North Carolina's 105th House District, decided to resign for personal reasons. One of the reason is that he was having financial problems making only $14,000 a year. Killian was appointed to the seat. He won re-election to a full term, as a Republican, and won unopposed. He won re-election unopposed in 2008 and 2010. He left office in 2013.
Committee assignments
2012 congressional election
After redistricting, Killian decided to retire from the state legislature to run for the newly redrawn North Carolina's 9th congressional district. He said “[Incumbent Sue Myrick] fought against runaway spending, and she always provided excellent service to her constituents, and that will continue if I am elected." U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) endorsed Killian during the Republican primary in March 2012. Killian did not receive the nomination, which was won by Robert Pittenger.
Personal life
Ric married Debbi in 1991 and had four children. They are members of St. Matthew Catholic Church.