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Los Angeles County, CA November 3, 2015 Election
Smart Voter Political Philosophy for Edward Madrid, III

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Santa Fe Springs

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My Father once told me "You can't fix anything until you can measure it". I want to challenge this city again to go through every department and find ways to be more efficient without cutting funding to programs. I want our local government to have transparency and a positive attitude as we build a stronger community for us and future generations to come.

BUILD THE FUTURE

I'm currently a City Council appointed Recreation Committee and Sister City Committee member. Both of these committees and many others are challenged by rules that leave them in fear of being shut down or running out of resources. As your City Council Representative, I want to make sure that this never happens by giving the right amount of support and resources to the volunteers who work tirelessly for our youth.

BOOST OUR ECONOMY

By attracting more businesses to launch in our city, we will open up opportunities to grow our economy and resources as a community. In order to attract the right businesses, we must present a clear vision and direction. That's where I come in. My background in marketing and business consulting has allowed me to help launch a few local businesses here in SFS. As a leader in our community, I am determined to bring more businesses to Santa Fe Springs.

INCREASE SAFETY

Our city would benefit by increasing support for our existing neighborhood watch program. Utilizing social media to enhance communication between neighbors, the city and law enforcement can help fight crime more effectively. New programs in Recreation and continued funding of social events will set a new standard of expectations for our youth.

SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS

Deep cuts in re-development money in recent years has allowed many of our young people to "fall thru the cracks" due to the canceling of many programs. This gap in service shows in this current generations struggles. It's our duty to work as a community on building more programs to support our kids so that they can have a successful future.

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