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| Affiliation | Green |
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| Name | Bob Giaquinta |
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Las Vegas, Nevada , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | http://bgcongress.com/ |
| Born |
June 23, 1942
(81 years)
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Modifed | David
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| Info | Robert Anthony "Bob" Giaquinta
I was born on June 23,1942 in The Bronx N.Y. My formative years were spent in Brooklyn and Queens N.Y., as a member of a lower middleclass family. I attended John Adams High School and graduated with a Regents Diploma in 1960. During my junior year of high school, at the age of 16, I attended a cosmetology school. I attended high school from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, and left home at 5:15 PM to take a bus to cosmetology school, which ran from 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM, and returned home at 11:15 PM. Saturdays I worked as a "shampoo boy" for $5 a day, which I gave to my father, who was a hairdresser. I did most of my high school homework on the bus trips.
This may sound crazy, but I was the first person in my extended family to even contemplate attending college. Coming from an Italian/American family, one of the axioms is to have a profession; to fall back on when you can't make it in college, or to help pay the college bill if you don't fail out. I received my cosmetology license at the age of 17.
I applied to three colleges, never even going to the campus to check them out. I was accepted to the College of the City of New York, CCNY, in Harlem, which I attended from 1960 to 1964. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. I also enrolled in the ROTC program and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. The ROTC program gave us a paycheck each month, which along with my working as a hairdresser on weekends, paid my college costs. This was not an ordinary college experience, since I commuted three hours a day, by subway, to and from school. The only time that I was on campus was when I was attending classes or studying.
In December 1964 I was accepted to New York University College of Dentistry. I continued working as a hairdresser on weekends, and during our summer breaks I worked full time driving a Canada Dry (soda) truck, and became a member of the Teamsters Union. These jobs along with governmental loans, which I paid back, helped finance my dental school expenses.
Upon receiving my doctorate, Doctor of Dental Surgery, I was called to active duty, which was postponed while I was in dental school. I served two years as a Captain in the US Army at Ft, Irwin California, which is just outside of Barstow California. I'm pretty sure that I am the only hairdresser-teamster-army captain-dentist around.
In 1972 I opened my own dental practice in Whippany, N.J., and practiced there for thirty years. In 1984 I became a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. This honor requires 500 hours of continuing education, five years of membership in the Academy, and passing of a test. Once it is bestowed, a certain amount of continuing education courses must be taken for its upkeep. There is no specialty in general dentistry, but this is one way of showing your intent to be the best that you can be.
I coached community baseball and soccer teams, with the athletes ranging from 8-17 years of age. I was also the head or assistant coach of Rutgers University Ice Hockey Team for nine years. During this time we were invited to our division national championship tournament three times. Unfortunately we never won, but we had a great time, and were a team that was well respected.
In 2002 I moved to Nevada and opened a part time dental practice to keep myself involved.
In 2005 I joined the Green Party of Nevada, and became a Member at Large of the Executive Council. I have recently been elected Treasurer of the state party.
I enjoy reading, history and science being my favorite subjects, all non-fiction. I have not read a novel since 1964. My heritage, coming from Italian/peasant stock, has instilled in me a certain need for having something physically constructive done every day. That is why I love my profession. I am an artisan. I enjoy oil painting, furniture making, I do most of my own plumbing, electrical, and carpentry, there's nothing like ripping down a wall and reconstructing it. I also play golf, there is nothing constructive about that game, that's probably why I'm not too good at it.
I am running for office so that the "little guy" might have a say in our government, or at least help him understand how and why he is being affected by our government. I believe that I have the knowledge and the aptitude to start making a difference. My scientific background can be summed up in one sentence. Every action has a reaction. My experience in diagnosis is to define the problem and determine its cause, and then fix it. That is the way I will try to look at government.
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