Roberto Reveles Papers

Roberto Apodaca Reveles was born in Miami, Arizona on November 25, 1932. He graduated from Miami High School (1951), earned his B.A. from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (1962), attended American University's College of Law, and served in the U.S. Air Force (1952-1955). He was previously married and was the father of five children.

Reveles has served on the staffs of several congressmen, including as personal secretary to Rep. Stewart L. Udall (D-Ariz.; 1956-1961), as special assistant (1961-1962 and 1966-1969) and administrative assistant (1978-1980) to Rep. Morris K. Udall (D-Ariz.), as legislative assistant to Rep. George F. Senner (D.-Ariz.; 1962-1964); as administrative assistant to Rep. Paul J. Krebs (D-N.J.; 1964-1966), and as executive secretary to Rep. Frank Thompson, Jr. (D-N.J.; 1969-1977). In these positions, he managed all phases of the congressional offices, including legislative and administrative duties. Reveles also served as the associate staff director for the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1977-1980) before leaving Congress to become the manager and vice president for Government Affairs for Homestake Mining Company in San Francisco, California in 1980. Here, Reveles was responsible for designing and implementing corporate actions on government public policies until his retirement in 1992.

Throughout his career, Reveles has advocated for immigration reform at the State and Federal levels. He founded Somos America (We Are America) and co-founded Unidos en Arizona. He has also worked with organizations like Humane Borders and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona.