RICKY GILL

Ricky Gill isnt qualified to be a Congressman. In fact, he has never even held a real job. In an attempt to compensate for this obvious shortcoming, Gill has repeatedly inflated his resume to the press and the public in an effort to appear more experienced and qualified than he actually is. This includes repeatedly exaggerating his involvement with internships and summer jobs.

Resume Inflation
Ricky Gill Appears to Overstate His Accomplishments. In a July 2011 press release, the Gill campaign wrote of Ricky Gill, Ricky Gill is a native of San Joaquin County, born and raised in Lodi, California. The son of immigrant parents, Ricky is a small business owner, a family farmer, and a former member of the California State Board of Education whose story speaks to the power of the American dream. Ricky grew up helping manage his familys vineyard operation and serving the community as chair of the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission. He has played an integral role in his familys small business, which employs 60 people in the San Joaquin Valley, for several years. In 2004, he was appointed by the Governor to the California State Board of Education, where he served as the sole representative of more than six million public school students. He subsequently served as an adviser to the California Secretary of Education. Ricky now serves as a member of the Lodi Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Princeton University, he will soon complete his Juris Doctor at the University of California, Berkeley. [Gill Campaign Press Release, 7/6/11]

GILL HAS NEVER HELD A FULL-TIME JOB

San Francisco Chronicle: Gill Has Never Held Elective Office Before. Hes Never Even Held a Full-Time Job. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Gill has never held elective office before. Hes never even held a full-time job; hes currently in his final year of law school at UC Berkeley. [The San Francisco Chronicle, 10/17/11] San Francisco Chronicle: Gills Parents OB/GYN Group Contributed to his Name Recognition Far Beyond his Own Resume. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, His Indian-born parents lead an obstetrics and gynecology medical group in Stockton that has delivered more than 70,000 babies in the region over the past few decades, an entree which has given their son name recognition far beyond his own resume. [The San Francisco Chronicle, 10/17/11] Contra Costa Times Columnist: Gill Exaggerated his Work Experience. According to Contra Costa Times columnist Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Outside his [Gills] exaggerated descriptions of his internships and a research assistants job, as reported recently by The Associated Press, the young

mans primary work experience has been in his familys businesses, where it is almost impossible for outsiders to gauge his level of responsibility and duties. [Contra Costa Times Columnist, 4/14/12] AUDIO: NPR Said Gill Has Spent Entire Adult Life in College and Law School. In 2012, NPR reported that On the ballot, Gill is listed as a small businessman and farmer, though he's spent virtually his entire adult life in college and law school. [NPR, 6/1/12]

GILL THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER

Gill has repeatedly claimed on the stump to be intimately involved in his family business and indirectly suggested that his business experience qualifies him for Congress. His personal financial disclosure confirms that he is a part-owner in his family business, however, the over five years that Gill has served as a Director of his family business have been spent out of San Joaquin mostly as a student at either Princeton University or at the University of California at Berkeley.

Claims
Gill Claimed to be a Small Business Owner. Gill, according to his campaign biography, played an essential role on his family farm. From the campaign website, Ricky is a small business owner who has played an integral role in his family's small business for years. From his early involvement with the agricultural side of his family business to his later role in ownership and management of a diverse enterprise that employs 60 people in the San Joaquin Valley, Ricky understands that small business is the engine of economic growth and job creation in this country. Ricky's business experience in the local agriculture industry and in beverage exports uniquely positions him to represent the 9th District on matters of trade and regulatory policy. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12] Gill Claimed He Played an Integral Role in his Family Business for Years. Gill, according to his campaign biography, played an essential role on his family farm. From the campaign website, Ricky is a small business owner who has played an integral role in his familys small business for years. From his early involvement with the agricultural side of his family business to his later role in ownership and management of a diverse enterprise that employs 60 people in the San Joaquin Valley, Ricky understands that small business is the engine of economic growth and job creation in this country. Ricky's business experience in the local agriculture industry and in beverage exports uniquely positions him to represent the 9th District on matters of trade and regulatory policy. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12] AUDIO: Gill: Unlike my Opponent, I Know what it is Like to Create a Job in this Community. In January 2012, Gill said, My opponent likes to demagogue my age. He likes to equate it with inexperience, but I think thats a faulty premise. Im a young guy, but I served on the State Board of Education. And, unlike my opponent, know what its like to create a job in this community. Not only [do I have the] experience of living here, but agricultural and small business is important. And we know those pressures. I know those pressures. [YouTube, uploaded 1/13/12]

Facts
Contra Costa Times Columnist: Impossible to Gauge Gills Responsibility and Duties in His Familys Businesses. According to Contra Costa Times columnist Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Outside his exaggerated descriptions of his internships and a research assistants job, as reported recently by The Associated Press, the young mans primary work experience has been in his familys businesses,

where it is almost impossible for outsiders to gauge his level of responsibility and duties. [] His parents refuse to talk to media about their businesses or the campaign, an odd strategy when their sons qualifications to serve in Congress are inextricably linked to the opportunities they have admirably fostered. [Contra Costa Times Columnist, 4/14/12]

U.S. SENATE EXPERIENCE

Claims
Gill Called Sen. Bill Frist a Friend. According to India-West, He spent the summer of 2006 working for former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., whom Gill calls a friend. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton Universitys Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. While attending Princeton, his adviser for his senior thesis was Professor Jim Leach, a former GOP member of Congress from Ohio. [India-West, 5/20/11] VIDEO: Gill Called Sen. Bill Frist a Mentor, Claimed he Worked with Frist on No Child Left Behind Authorization. In March 2011, Gill said, And the third is, Im pretty proud of the experience Ive got. Ive served on the State Board of Education. Ive got mentors who have taken me under their wing. In a way that makes this not unreasonable. One of them is Senator Bill Frist. He used to be the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. He was a senator from Tennessee. [I] worked with him one summer on No Child Left Behind reauthorization. We started that conversation; its now happening in congress. [YouTube, 3/5/11]

Facts
Gill Timeline Stated Gill Interned for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions in the Summer of 2006. From the Gill campaign websites Timeline, SUMMER 2006: Interns for Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) on the majority staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/22/12]

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Claims
VIDEO: Gill: Gov. Schwarzenegger Called Me Up and Asked Me to Represent Seven Million Students. In November 2011, Gill said that, although he was young, he had a number of professional accomplishments to his name. Gill said, What I can control was what Ive done in those years. And you know what? While I was young now, I was young when I was on the State Board of Education. Ill never forget when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called me up and said, You know what Ricky? I want you to represent seven million public school students because you care. And you know what? I fulfilled that mission. I was on State Board of Education we fought we had this conversation earlier we kept the high school exit examination in place. That was a tough decision. That required leadership. I was a young person when that happened. I was a young when I worked with the U.S. Senate Majority Leader on education policy. I was young when I worked with the Oakland Athletics as a Giants fan I did that. I was young when I did that, and I felt that Major League Baseball team limit their liability exposure. We fought off frivolous litigation. [YouTube, uploaded 12/16/11]

Facts
Gill, a High School Senior, Served a One-Year Term as Student Member of CA State Board of Education Between August 2004 and July 2005. According to his profile on the California State Board of Education, Gills term as student representative began 8/2/04 and ended 7/31/05. [California State Board of Education Member Profiles, 10/11/04, accessed from the Internet Archive 2/16/12] Gill Won Seat Through Competition Against 153 Other California High School Students. The Lodi News-Sentinel reported that Gill competed against 153 other high school students to win a spot as the student representative on the California State Board of Education. According to India-West, As far as his appointment is concerned, there was intense competition. Teachers, counselors and principals submitted the names of more than 150 highly qualified students from throughout the state to the governors office. A screening committee narrowed the names to 12 students, who were evaluated based on grades, community service and other criteria. [] In November at a five-day Student Advisory Board on Education conference in Sacramento, where the states students get the opportunity to address the state Board of Education on key issues, the 12 candidates gave speeches and the list was further winnowed down to six hopefuls in voting by students at the conference. A panel of five members of the state Board of Education then interviewed the six. Based on those interviews, three finalists, including Gill, were chosen and sent to the governors office. [India-West, 7/16/04; Lodi News-Sentinel, 7/6/04] Gill Was The Boards Third Choice Amongst the Finalists. In November 2003, the State Board of Education presented to Governor Schwarzenegger their list of the three finalists for the student board member slot on the state board. Gill was ranked third in order of preference for the position. From the letter, The State Board initially received 153 applications for this position, Each of the three finalists, who are presented to you in the order of preference indicated (as required by law), has an outstanding record of academic achievement and has participated extensively in extra- and co-curricular activities. [California State Board of Education, Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger, 11/17/03]

Gill, 16, Attached to his Application a Two-Page Curriculum Vitae. As an optional item to his application to the California Student Board of Education, Gill attached a two-page curriculum vitae. Gill listed accomplishments of his going back to kindergarten, including, the Principals Medal, which Gill won in Kindergarten, third place in a regional essay contest for the Daughters of the American Revolution in grades 4-6, and a bronze medal in a regional poem contest in grade 8. [California State Board of Education, 2004-2005 Student Member Application Form, Public Records Copy of Ricky Gills Application, Curriculum Vitae, dated 10/6/03] Hill Staffer: Gill Called Congressman Pombo Every Day at 6 AM PST Requesting a Recommendation to the California State Board of Education. According to Roll Call, Word of the boy wonders fundraising coup reminded one former Hill staffer of interactions he had with the persistent Gill nearly a decade ago. That kid was the bane of my existence, a staffer for former Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) tells us. Every day I would get a 9 a.m. call - thats 6 a.m. Cali time - from him, or his dad and sometimes both. The daily calls to Pombos office requested a letter supporting Gills application to be the student representative on the California Board of Education, our tipster says. Finally, the Congressman sent the letter. Gill was 15 when he started his daily calls and 17 when he was chosen to serve on the board. Now hes running for Congress - and for Pombos old seat, no less. Spokesman Colin Hunter says Gill did start the application early but says thats common, because the process takes many months to complete. [Roll Call, 7/11/11]

Gills Father Called Congressman Pombo Requesting a Letter of Recommendation for his Son. According to Roll Call, Word of the boy wonders fundraising coup reminded one former Hill staffer of interactions he had with the persistent Gill nearly a decade ago. That kid was the bane of my existence, a staffer for former Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) tells us. Every day I would get a 9 a.m. call - thats 6 a.m. Cali time - from him, or his dad and sometimes both. The daily calls to Pombos office requested a letter supporting Gills application to be the student representative on the California Board of Education, our tipster says. [Roll Call, 7/11/11]

ADVISOR TO CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

Claims
Summer 2005: Gill Claimed he was an Advisor to the California Secretary for Education. Gill, according to his campaign biography, was an adviser to the California Secretary of Education. From his campaign biography, Ricky delivered remarks regarding educational equity at the California Republican Party convention in 2004, and later continued his work in public education as an adviser to the California Secretary for Education, where he was charged with facilitating Governor Schwarzeneggers Initiative-to-Turn Around Failing Schools. From Gills campaign timeline: SUMMER 2005: Ricky advises the California Secretary for Education and assists the Governors Initiative-to-Turn Around Failing Schools. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12; Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 3/1/12] Gill Claimed he was Charged with Facilitating a Governor Schwarzenegger Education Initiative. Gill, according to his campaign biography, was a key player in education policy during the Schwarzenegger administration. From his campaign website, Ricky delivered remarks regarding educational equity at the California Republican Party convention in 2004, and later continued his work in public education as an adviser to the California Secretary for Education, where he was charged with facilitating Governor Schwarzeneggers Initiative-to-Turn Around Failing Schools. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12]

Facts
California Governors Office Found No Records of Gills Employment for the Secretary of Education. In April 2012, American Bridge, under public records laws, requested the California Governors Office release any records of Gills employment, paid or otherwise, for the California Secretary of Education from April to October 2005. The California Governors Office found no record of Mr. Gill working for the Secretary of Education and is unable to comply with [American Bridges] request because the Office does not possess any responsive records. [Letter from the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., dated 5/10/12] 2005 2009: Gill Attended Princeton University. According to Gills campaign timeline, Gill began attending Princeton University in August 2005, entered the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in March 2007, and graduated from Princeton Phi Beta Kappa in June 2009. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/23/12] May 2005: Gill Graduated from Tokay High School. According to Gills campaign timeline, Gill graduated from Tokay High School in May 2005. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 3/1/12]

OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Claims
Gill Claimed he Worked for the Oakland Athletics Closing Litigation Loopholes. Gill, according to his campaign biography, worked for both the Sacramento Kings and Oakland Athletics. From the campaign website, He has worked in the front office of the Sacramento Kings, where he assessed talent in preparation for the annual NBA draft, and for the Oakland Athletics, where he closed litigation loopholes for the club. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12] Summer 2010: Gill Said he Worked for the General Counsel of the Oakland As. From the Gill campaign timeline, SUMMER 2010: Works for the general counsel of the Oakland Athletics. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/23/12]

Facts
Gill Interned for the General Counsel of the Oakland As. According to San Francisco Chronicle, After graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2009, Gill went straight to law school at the University of California, Berkeley. While there, Gill interned for the general counsel of the Oakland As and began working more regularly on the family farm. [San Francisco Chronicle, 4/7/12] 2009 Present: Gill Attended UC Berkeley Law School. According to Gills campaign timeline, Gill began attending Boalt Hall, the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, in August 2009. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/23/12]

SACRAMENTO KINGS
Claims
Gill Claimed he Worked for the Sacramento Kings and Oakland Athletics. Gill, according to his campaign biography, worked for both the Sacramento Kings and Oakland Athletics. From the campaign website, He has worked in the front office of the Sacramento Kings, where he assessed talent in preparation for the annual NBA draft, and for the Oakland Athletics, where he closed litigation loopholes for the club. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12] Gill Timeline: Summer 2007: Gill Worked for the Kings. According to the Gill campaign timeline, SUMMER 2007: Works for the Office of the President of Basketball Operations, Sacramento Kings. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/28/12]

Facts
Gills Supervisor at the Sacramento Kings Confirmed Gill Worked as an Intern. According to National Journal, Gills resume also lists two sports-related positions he has held, in the offices of the Sacramento Kings (where he assessed talent in preparation for the annual NBA draft) and the Oakland Athletics (where he closed litigation loopholes for the club). Both were summer jobs, according to the deleted timeline. Chris Clark, who was Gills supervisor when he worked for the Kings, described Gills job as an unpaid internship. Clark confirmed that Gill helped prepare for the NBA draft, compiling statistics and player bios, and he said Gill impressed him enough that he has

been supporting his congressional campaign. The Oakland Athletics did not return a call asking for comment. [National Journal, 6/7/12] 2005 2009: Gill Attended Princeton University. According to Gills campaign timeline, Gill began attending Princeton University in August 2005, entered the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in March 2007, and graduated from Princeton Phi Beta Kappa in June 2009. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/23/12]

EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES

Claims
Gill Claimed he Served as a Policy Consultant for Educational Testing Services in Princeton, New Jersey. Gill, according to his campaign biography, served as a policy consultant. From the campaign website, In addition to his involvement with small business, Ricky has served as a policy consultant for Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, NJ, where he examined methods of boosting higher education degree attainment. [Gill Campaign Biography, accessed 2/22/12] Gill Said he Was a Policy Consultant for Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. According to India - West, Gill has served as co-chairman of the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission and volunteered as a mentor at KIPP Bay Area charter schools. He also was a policy consultant for Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J. [India - West, 5/20/11]

Facts
Gills Supervisor at ETS Said Gill was a Research Assistant Like Other College Students. According to San Francisco Chronicle, A version of Gills resume that was posted online, but has since been modified, stated that he worked as a consultant with the Educational Testing Service while finishing his undergraduate degree at Princeton. His former supervisor at ETS, Catherine Millett, said that like other college students, Gill was a research assistant on a variety of projects. [San Francisco Chronicle, 4/7/12] According to the Campaign Timeline, Gill Worked as a Policy Consultant in Spring 2006. From the Gill campaign websites Timeline, SPRING 2006: Works as a policy consultant to Educational Testing Service (ETS), researching how to increase higher education degree attainment. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/22/12] 2005 2009: Gill Attended Princeton University. According to Gills campaign timeline, Gill began attending Princeton University in August 2005, entered the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in March 2007, and graduated from Princeton Phi Beta Kappa in June 2009. [Gill Campaign Timeline (Page since removed: saved copy available), accessed 2/23/12]

KIPP CHARTER SCHOOLS

Claims
Gill Said he Mentored at a KIPP Bay Area Charter School. According to India - West, Gill has served as co-chairman of the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission and volunteered as a mentor

at KIPP Bay Area charter schools. He also was a policy consultant for Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J. [India - West, 5/20/11]

Facts
Spokesperson for KIPP Charter Schools Said Gill Volunteered Twice. According to San Francisco Chronicle, In an interview, he said he also had been a volunteer tutor at KIPP charter schools in San Francisco. A spokesman for KIPP, Steve Mancini, said Gill volunteered twice during the 2010-11 school year. [San Francisco Chronicle, 4/7/12]