Candidate for
City Council; City of Encinitas

Some Biographical info:

• Married to the beautiful and intelligent Lisa for 9 years
• Two children, excellent daughter Halley, and the energetic Jimmy, both are students at local public schools.
• Encinitas homeowner since 1986
• Insurance broker since1981.
• Owner of Jerome Stocks Insurance Agency, a multi-line agency specializing in Health Insurance,located in Carlsbad
• Grew up in L.A. (the San Fernando Valley), fled to San Diego in 1981, moved to Encinitas in 1986 to buy a house and raise a family... quality of life...
• Encinitas Parks and Recreation Commissioner 1997-1999, vice-chair 1998-1999.
• Success: Co-wrote Proposition R , Encinitas 1998, dedicate part of the tax revenue from hotel guests for beach restoration, passed by the voters with over 2/3 majority.
• Success: Spearheaded the fight to eliminate field use fees from Encinitas based youth sports groups, city council passed unanimously in 1998.
• Disappointment: Attempted to work with Sacramento bureaucracy to improve/fix the Healthy Families/expanded medi-Cal programs. (Ideas are still valid).
• Success: Brought the Nationally televised Women's Team triathlon to Encinitas.
• Start/Finish director, United States Triathlon Series & World Championship races, Oceanside.
• Member: Encinitas trails master plan sub-committee, linear park sub-committee, community center sub-committee, E.S.D. site sub-committee, etc.
• Member of Downtown Encinitas Main street Association
• Board member Cardiff Soccer Club, sponsorship director, and coach coordinator (division 7)
• Volunteer youth Soccer coach
• Former Motorcycle Safety Foundation instructor, Coronado
• Cardiff by the Sea Chamber of Commerce member
• Encinitas Chamber of Commerce member.
• Recreational cyclist, swimmer, and triathlete, (except during injury recovery periods which seem to have increased with age!)