Bentley B. Rayburn (born June 15, 1953) is an American retired Air Force major general and businessman. Rayburn graduated from the

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, Georgetown University, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans for 1990. Serving as a colonel, Rayburn was assigned to lead the

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in 1995. He served as Commandant of the Air War College from 2001 to 2004, when he was appointed

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of the

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, Alaska. Rayburn ran in the

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for the United States House of Representatives in in the

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. He ran again in

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, against incumbent

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. He challenged Lamborn again in the 2014 elections, but lost, receiving 48% of the vote. Rayburn formerly served as president of The Home Front Cares, a charity that supports the families of deployed soldiers. He served briefly as president of Colorado Technical University from 2010 to 2012. Rayburn was awarded the

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with oak leaf cluster; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters; the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters; the Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster; and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

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