Roi Chinn is the Republican’s choice for Michigan State Senate 13th district in 2010. Roi Le-Thanh Chinn is the grandson of an immigrant from mainland China and an African-American mother who grew up in the Jim Crow South.

Tony Bouie is running as a Republican for a State Senate seat in Arizona. According to his website he grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He comes from a home of two hardworking parents. Tony was encouraged to pursue excellence in athletics and academics by his parents who were the first in their families to receive both Undergraduate and Advanced degrees.Tony was one of the rare dual sport athletes in college which made for no off-season. He was a 4 year starter in football and a 2 year starter in baseball. He was a Pac-10 Champion in both sports. He was 1st Team All Pac-10 and a Consensus All American in football. He was also on the cover of Sports IllustratedView.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona (1994), which he finished in only four years. He began pursuit of his first masters degree while still playing ball in college and completed it while playing in the NFL, a Masters of Arts in Literacy and Education from the University of Arizona (1997). After a prolific college career, Tony went un-drafted. He fought his way onto the Tampa Bay Buccaneer roster in the NFL after being cut the last week of training camp. His career lasted four years in Tampa.