Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 1

I believe in the good of people and I always believe in being positive. My belief is that we give everyone a fair shake. I believe in building community and breaking barriers. I believe that by working together we can solve many of the issues before us. It is the responsibility of us all to solve what is at hand.

It is my responsibility as an elected official to put forth ideas and information gathered through listening to my constituents, as well as all the county residents that are interested in speaking to me or the board as a whole. In listening to these concerns and thoughts I also gather information, review information and analyze all before me in order to make sound policy decisions.

My philosophy includes having an open door policy to all, and listening to all in order to make the best possible decision. After listening, analyzing and defining a position I make those crucial decisions to try and deal with those issues before us. I believe that that is true leadership. It is important that policies implemented are policies that will benefit the most not just a few.

I am committed to working on solving working to bring jobs to our County, making healthcare accessible and affordable and focusing community efforts on the public safety issues before us. Beyond that, we must deal with the root of many of our problems that we face as a community and that is the economy. We must work collaboratively with various sectors of our business communty as well as business advocacy groups to make certain that these sectors are prosperous in order for the community at large to prosper as well. For example I just moved forward a local job ordinance-this ordinance will assist in making certain that the County gives an advantage to local businesses that provide jobs for our community.

I am committed to the following:

AFFORDABLE ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE

Developing healthcare opportunities for all county residents.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND OUR YOUTH

Making certain public safety issues are addressed and that our youth have positive avenues and opportunities to pursue.

JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

Creating local jobs and strengthening our community through our economy.

SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND OUR VETERANS

I am a Vietnam Veteran and my son, Fernando Jr., is a veteran of the Iraq war. i have fought to make sure veterans receive the necessary services they deserve, and was instrumental in the creation of the Vietnam Memorial Park.