Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I mahi a Hicks i te pakanga perehitini a Barack Obama i te tau 2008
hei kaiwhakahaere tōrangapū o California. I mahi hoki a Hicks hei kaiawhina ture ki nga mema o te Whare Kaunihera o California a Mike Gordon me Ted Lieu. Ko Hicks he Lieutenant i te United States Navy Reserve, a e noho ana i Pasadena, California.