(1949-11-22) November 22, 1949 (age 74) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (2011–present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (before 2011)
Spouse
Diana Sanchez
Children
4
Education
Bronx Community College (AA) University of California, San Francisco (BS, MD) University of Arizona (MPH)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army U.S. Public Health Service
Rank
Vice Admiral
Unit
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Army Special Forces
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949)[1] is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office at the end of July 2006 upon the expiration of his term. After leaving office, Carmona was highly critical of the Bush administration for suppressing scientific findings which conflicted with the administration's ideological agenda.
In August 2006, Carmona returned home to Tucson, Arizona.[2] In November 2011, he announced he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination for United States Senate in the hopes of succeeding outgoing Republican Senator Jon Kyl, despite being registered as a political independent.[3] He narrowly lost to Republican challenger Congressman Jeff Flake.[4]
^"Phoenix Arizona Election Questionnaire for Congress, Richard Carmona". AZ Central. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^Allen, Paul L. (3 August 2006). "Tucson proud Richard Carmona one of its own". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"Former surgeon general in Bush administration will run as a Democratic in Senate race". The Washington Post. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.[dead link]
^Phillip, Abby (6 November 2012). "Jeff Flake Wins Arizona Senate Race". OTUS. ABC News. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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Global Information
United States Army
U.S. Public Health Service
Vice Admiral
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Army Special Forces