Biography

"a paragon among Capitol Hill staffers and maybe the only person on Earth who both understands the civics book chapter on ‘How a Bill Becomes a Law’ and knows how to get good seats at the Kentucky Derby."

Best selling author, P.J. O’Rourke on Rick Robinson

Rick Robinson has spent thirty years in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He has been active in all levels of politics, from advising candidates on the national level to walking door-to-door in city council races. He ran for the United States Congress in 1998.

Rick’s first book, The Maximum Contribution, was named a “Finalist” in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Books Awards in the genre of political fiction.  It also won an Honorable Mention at the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival.  His latest book, Sniper Bid, was released on Election Day 2009 and opened on Amazon’s Top Seller list at #46 of political fiction.  Sniper Bid  has earned 5 national awards:  Finalist USA Book News Best Books of 2009; Finalist Best Indie Novel Next Generation Indie Books Awards; Runner-up at the 2009 Nashville Book Festival; Honorable Mentions at the 2008 New England Book Festival and the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival.  Throughout 2009 both books appeared on Amazon’s Top Seller List on the same day.

Rick’s third offering, Manifest Destiny, was released in the spring of 2010. The DIY Convention honored Manifest Destiny as the best independent press book of 2010. It was also named Best Fiction at the Paris Book Festival, a Finalist for Best Fiction in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, a finalist for best thriller in the USA Book News Best Book Awards, Best Fiction at the New York Book Festival, a Finalist as Best Thriller in the Indie Excellence Awards, and won Honorable mention in the London Book Festival, the Beach Book Festival, the Hollywood Book Festival and the San Francisco Book Festival.

Recently, Manifest Destiny has been optioned for a movie.

Robinson writes a weekly column for The Daily Caller, a DC based political e-zine.  He has also written for Shotgun Life magazine and OneNewEngland.com.  These columns are regularly featured topics on talk radio shows throughout the country. Robinson uses GuestMatch.com to promote these columns and his books to talk radio.

A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Rick currently practices law in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky with the law firm of Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP. Rick, and his wife Linda, live in Ft. Mitchell with their three children, Josh, Zach and MacKenzie.