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Charles Hartley
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Charles Hartley has been living and practicing law in San Diego County since 2001.
Charles earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho. He worked in Monterey, CA, prior to moving to San Diego.
In a previous career, he worked as a special agent with the Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, completing assignments in Washington, DC; La Paz, Bolivia; and Lome, Togo.
Though he is currently registered to vote as a Republican, his politics trend toward Libertarian. He believes in civil liberties and individual responsibility, restoration of habeas corpus for everyone, and has a long-held interest in coastal access issues that tries to balance his love of going to the beach with an aspiration to someday own a home on the beach.
A proud Californian since birth, he lives with his husband in Escondido.
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