Frederick "Rick" Hillenbrand is an American politician serving as a member of the

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from the 88th district.

Biography

Hillenbrand served in the

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from 1978 to 1999. He qualified as an Unrestricted Line Officer in Submarines before becoming an Engineering Duty Officer, retiring as a Commander. He earned a Bachelor Engineering degree from

State University of New York Maritime College State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime College) is a public maritime college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1874, the SUNY Maritime College was the fi ...

in 1978. He earned two graduate degrees from the

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in 1984, a Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, and an Ocean Engineers degree. He is an

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. He moved to

Hampshire County, West Virginia Hampshire County is a List of counties in West Virginia, county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 23,093. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia, Romney, West Virginia's o ...

in 2011. He is an

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and has volunteered for the organization for decades and is the recipient of many Scouting awards including the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope and Silver Buffalo.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people State University of New York Maritime College alumni Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Politicians from Staten Island Episcopalians from West Virginia People from Hampshire County, West Virginia 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature {{West Virginia-politician-stub