Richard Squires is a lifelong Democrat born in Mount Vernon, New York. He retired from AT&T after a 30-year career as a computer technician based in Spokane, Washington, where he met his wife, Nancy, while they were volunteering at a homeless shelter for teens. He is active in the East Valley Environmental Club and served as Dobson Ranch Precinct Captain in the former LD18. Richard has lived in Mesa for two years and maintains a butterfly garden for Monarch butterflies in his backyard.
