4th District Senate Election of 2010 Keene was a candidate for the California State Senate 4th District in 2010. Incumbent Sam Aanestad was term-limited. Former 4th District senator Sam Aanestad, former senators Rico Oller and Tim Leslie and Congressman Tom McClintock endorsed Keene's candidacy. On June 8, 2010 Doug LaMalfa defeated him in the primary. Post political career After serving in the legislature in 2009, Keene joined the Sacramento law firm of Wilke Fleury as "Of Counsel." In the summer of 2010 he created a business, Keene Consulting. In 2012 he was hired in house by SAS Institute to assist them with business development within the State of California. In 2015 he restarted Keene Consulting as a senior strategic advisor, assisting various IT technologies with matching their capabilities with State priorities and needs and helping State entities navigate the states procurement, funding and approval processes, which he still does currently. External links Rick Keene website References 1957 births Cal Northern School of Law alumni California State University, Chico alumni Living people Mayors of Chico, California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly People from Trinity County, California 21st-century American politicians