Ron Willis, host of “This Week in Politics with Dr. Ron Willis” is a native Californian who began his professional career 1965 as a Southern Baptist Minister with churches in Oakland, CA; Bangor, Maine, and San Antonio, TX. In 1979 Ron moved to Washington DC to serve as Senior Staff Associate to Congressman Ron Dellums (ret). In 1993 he became Chief Lobbyist for The George Washington University. In 2000 Ron and his wife moved to Sonoma and Ron became Senior VP for Smith Dawson Andrews, a Washington DC based government consulting firm. Ron retired in September 2011.

Ron has a BA in Philosophy and a Masters and Ed. D. in Education and Human Development.