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October 20, 2003 (916) 359-0783

De Le Rosa Wins COMPAC endorsement

SAN JOSE – In the first head-to-head show down for winning support, Rich De La Rosa has won the endorsement of San Jose’s largest business organization – the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.

“As a business owner, I am honored to have won the confidence and support of the business community,” said De La Rosa. His experience taught him to be an independent thinker and problem solving leader– and showed him the need to create a positive environment for creating jobs and improving the economy.

Rich is president of De La Rosa Latin American Imports in the Tropicana shopping center and he owns his own insurance agency. He started his insurance business on the east side of San Jose and moved it to Blossom Valley almost 20 years ago, to be near his home and his children’s schools and activities.

A native of San Jose, De La Rosa now lives in the Santa Theresa/Foothill area. Rich and his wife, Misty, chose the area to raise their children – Rich, Jr, Amber, Alicia, Nicole and Danny -- because they enjoyed the friendly, safe neighborhoods; good schools and a strong economy to build their businesses.

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