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John den Dulk was born
in Oakland on January 17, 1947, the 241st birthday of Dr.
Benjamin Franklin. John has always identified with
Franklin, the first great techno-tinkerer, information
libertarian, and the father of the hundred-dollar bill. John
has lived in the East Bay most of his life. From
this vantage point, he has observed the growth of the leftist
fringe first hand from the 1950s to the present.
JD began his interest in the international scene as a
seven-year-old stamp collector. The Universal Postal
Union proved that nations could cooperate very well before
there was a United Nations. Because the unusual scripts
and varying aspects of the different national identities
on the stamps fascinated him, John went on to develop a
familiarity with at least sixteen languages. He continues
to be an avid student of the interplay between cultures.
John attended Claremont-McKenna College for two years
before transferring to the University of California at
Berkeley where that he received a degree in Asian studies. He
wrote an honors thesis on the ancient relations between
India and China, especially with respect to their technology
exchange. He has taken many computer related courses
over the years beginning with “COBOL” in 1965
and continuing through an “html” class last
year. Although he also attended night classes at
two law schools, John could never see himself practicing
law.
John is dedicated to the traditional, Episcopal movement,
and has been involved in its advancement for the past 30
years. He regularly attends St. Peter Episcopal Church
in Oakland, where he has served on the vestry for 16 years. He
was also a founding member of the Parish of Christ the
King in Washington, D.C., the national headquarters of
the Province of Christ the King.
Because he worked in catering and restaurants while attending
college, John joined the East Bay chapter of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Union. When the leftists
took over that local in the early 1970s, however, he withdrew.
John has traveled extensively in Asia, Europe, and Latin
America. When not engaged in full-time politics,
he spent most of his career working in the travel industry. In
addition to working with retail travel agencies and a major
hotel chain, John owned his own wholesale company, which
specialized in travel to India.
John has worked in various political campaigns for more
than 40 years. In 1980, he went to Washington, D.C.
with the Reagan-Bush presidential campaign, and subsequently
managed the young voter events for the 1981 inauguration. He
spent most of the next six years in the nation’s
capital working on elections, advancing administration
policies, and fund-raising.
John joined the Reagan administration in 1981, working
as a special assistant in the Department of Agriculture. After
he realized how out-of-control the bureaucracy had become
in his own department and learned from friends working
in various other departments that most other government
agencies are in no better shape, however, John vowed never
to work within the government bureaucracy again. As
the peoples’ representative from the Ninth Congressional
District of California, John promises to make cutting bureaucratic
red tape a top priority.
Although the depth and breadth of John’s extensive
knowledge is difficult to assess, he impressed television
audiences across the country with his involvement in a
number of game shows. In 1993, John won $31,000 on the
quiz show, "Jeopardy." Of course, the IRS
was the big winner. He also won on "Split Second" in
1974. Ben Stein, host of the Comedy Central quiz
show, "Win Ben Stein's Money," feared facing
him, however, and would never let him try out for that
show.
As the City of Berkeley Chairman for the Republican Party,
John was dubbed "The Maytag Repairman of Politics." John
also served as an Alameda County manager for the special
election in 2005. He has sharpened his debating skills
and refined his analysis of left wing politics in this
crucible, and looks forward to putting the thorn of reason
into the side of the seditious East Bay political machine
by confounding their leader, Barbara Lee, in the California
Congressional election of 2006.
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