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Dr. Paul Chabot, author of Eternal Battle against Evil, is the President of Chabot Strategies, L.L.C. (www.chabotstrategies.com). He is an Iraq war veteran and began his military intelligence career in 2001, serving first at the Office of Naval Intelligence, later with the Defense Intelligence Agency, in conjunction with an assignment in the Pentagon working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the National Military Command Center assessing immediate national security threats. In 2008, Paul returned from Iraq where he served as an intelligence officer with Joint Special Operations Forces. Today, he serves for the Directorate of Intelligence at the Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He is a fully qualified Information Dominance Warfare Officer.

In 2010 Paul sought the Republican nomination for California’s 63rd Assembly District. Despite being significantly outspent by established politicians running for the same seat, he placed second in the primary (out of seven candidates), defeating three elected officials, including the mayors of the two largest cities in the region. Paul earned the endorsements of numerous associations, including the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Peace Officers Association and the California Narcotic Officers Association. He was selected as U.S. Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina’s Statewide Veterans Chairman. Visit www.paulchabot.com for more campaign information.

Paul has over 16-years of law enforcement experience; serving as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department with specialized assignments to the narcotics and street gangs division. Paul also served full-time with USC police at the University of Southern California where he received the Meritorious Serve Medal.

Immediately prior to his campaign, Paul was appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate as Commissioner to the State Parole Board for three consecutive terms. He is proud of his strong public safety record and dedication to protecting California’s communities by keeping dangerous criminals behind bars.

Paul had the privilege of interning for Congressman Jerry Lewis and was later selected for the Nation’s prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship Program working for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. He was promoted to White House Senior Advisor for Law Enforcement, Justice and Drug Control Programs. During his nearly 6-years in the White House, he completed two rotational assignments, one with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles targeting methamphetamine production and one later with the U.S. State Department Office of Inspector General, assessing counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics programs.

Paul has founded several organizations dedicated to his passions to promote American values, youth mentorship and the deterrence of substance abuse, including; Stars and Stripes United, Inc. (www.starsandstripesunited.com), the Freestyle Foundation, Inc. (www.freestylefoundation.org ), the Inland Valley Drug Free Community Coalition (www.ivdfc.org), and the Coalition for a Drug Free California (www.drugfreecalifornia.org), a state-wide collaborative organization of law enforcement, government and volunteers dedicated to preventing the sale and abuse of illegal drugs. He performs a number of pro-bono speaking programs for youth, through his website (www.drchabotconsulting.com).

Paul holds a B.A. in administration from California State University at San Bernardino, a M.A. in public administration from the University of Southern California (USC), and a doctorate (Ed. D) in executive leadership from George Washington University. Paul holds a certificate in legislative studies from Georgetown University; a certificate from USC’s Delinquency Control Institute; a certificate from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Reserve Academy and anti-gang credentialed; certificate from the U.S. State Department Foreign Service Institute for International Law Enforcement Affairs; an entrepreneurship certificate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Paul’s military education includes Joint Command Leadership, and later, Joint Professional Military Education Phase I at the Naval War College; Basic Reserve Intelligence Training at the Office of Naval Intelligence; Direct Commission Academy at Naval Air Base Pensacola, Naval Intelligence Officers Basic Course at Fleet Intelligence Training Center Pacific; Joint Intelligence Operations at Joint Special Operations Command.

Significant presentations include keynotes at the U.S. Naval Academy, WestPoint Academy, as well as a number of White House conferences, nationwide. He has provided keynote speeches in 48-states and instructed at the University of Southern California. Paul has been a guest on CNN, Fox News, al Jazeera, CBS, and ABC; quoted in local, national and international print media, radio and TV including the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times.

His work combating terrorism has been published within military journals and on-line military training sites. His dissertation work examined methods for dismantling high level criminal organizations. Paul is the author of Eternal Battle against Evil: A comprehensive strategy to fight terrorists, drug cartels, pirates, gangs and organized crime. Book website is www.battleevil.com Paul has been married to his wife Brenda for 7 years. She is the Executive Director of Drug Free RC. Together, they have three daughters.