Nico Rios biography: 13 things about Williston, North Dakota lawmaker

Nicolas Marcelino “Nico” Rios is an American lawmaker from North Dakota, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He hails from Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2. He previously lived in Washington, D.C., USA.
3. He worked as a wireline operator before becoming a lawmaker.
4. From 2013 to 2014, he was active in Republican working for Ted Cruz in Cruz’s office in Washington D.C.
5. In 2014, he moved to Williston, North Dakota and worked in the oilfield.
6. On June 14, 2022, he advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives representing District 23.
7. On November 8, 2022, he won the election for the North Dakota House of Representatives representing District 23.
8. On December 1, 2022, he assumed office as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives representing District 23.
9. On August 26, 2023, he wrote about Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis in a Twitter post saying, “If Trump wasn’t in the race it’d come down to Vivek and Desantis. Desantis has very conservative record as Gov. Vivek says things everyone knows to be true but afraid to touch. Not hard. The Republican voters want a conservative fighter. Ron then Vivek are who are closest to DJT.”
10. In October 2023, he turned 35.
11. On December 15, 2023, Williston Police Department officers pulled him over for failing to stay in his lane. He was verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory toward the officers for the entire duration of the incident following road side testing, according to one of the officers.
12. On December 18, 2023, he took to Twitter to release an apology statement related to what he did on December 15, 2023.
13. On February 5, 2024, he will attend a pretrial conference in municipal court.

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