- Occupation: Salinas Mayor
 - Mayor since 1998
 - City Council member since 1991
 - Planning Commissioner 1985-1989
 - Attorney/Small business owner
 - Executive Director of Partners for Peace-violence prevention program
 - Honors received from the Chamber of Commerce and the Bar Association
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Salinas is a City of Champions - focus on the positives in our community and build on them
 - Creating Affordable Housing units within the city
 - Downtown redevelopment (restaurants/movie theater/hotel) and bringing new jobs to the city - economic diversity
  
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- Monterey County Labor Council
 - Monterey County Association of Realtors - Pac
 - Monterey  County Builders Association
  
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- Leadership with a Vision for Salinas
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I have a vision for what Salinas can be and I have been and am willing to continue to work to make the vision a reality
  
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