nd ▁District , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁political ▁career ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁family ▁and ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁on ▁a ▁full ▁R OT C ▁scholar ship , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁as ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁pilot . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁in ▁Sil icon ▁Valley . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁ins urance ▁commission er , ▁effectively ▁applying ▁considerable ▁campaign ▁contributions ▁from ▁various ▁ins urance ▁companies . ▁He ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁Qu ack en b ush ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁prom ising ▁Republican ▁elected ▁official ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California . ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁ ▁Note : ▁For ▁a ▁tim eline ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁associated ▁with ▁this ▁section ▁see ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁C ind y ▁O ss ias , ▁then ▁a ▁senior ▁lawyer ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁Department ▁of ▁In sur ance ▁( C DI ), ▁charged ▁the ▁Department ▁with ▁cor ruption . ▁According ▁to ▁testim ony ▁by ▁C DI ▁employees , ▁including ▁O ss ias ▁and ▁staff ▁att orney ▁Robert ▁H aged orn , ▁Commission er