Sacramento Candidate Eric Guerra - Worked His Way Up !

Endorsed by Progressive Alliance, Calif. Nurses, Los Rios Federation of Teachers. 

Election.  April 7, 2015. 

Marcos Breton. Sacramento Bee

Sitting in a Sacramento diner on Friday morning while preparing to go door to door in his campaign to win a City Council seat, Eric Guerra shook his head while considering his life of achievement over poverty.

“Sometimes even I can’t believe that I am here,” said Guerra, 36, a policy analyst at the state Capitol who is running to fill the Tahoe Park/Elmhurst/College Greens council seat recently vacated by Kevin McCarty. Absentee ballots go out March 9, and election day is April 7.

One of the most interesting candidates to seek political office in the state capital in some time, Guerra has gone from farmworker kid, to college student living out of his car, to student body president at Sacramento State, to an advanced degree, a sought-after job, a home, family and a community where he is a budding leader.

“From where I was to middle class in less than a generation, “ Guerra said. “Where else can you do that?”

Guerra could become the first Latino elected to the Sacramento City Council in nearly 20 years, but that designation sells him short.

Vote Eric Guerra on April 7

Eric has the endorsement of Los Rios College Federation of Teachers, the California Nurses Association, the Sacramento Progressive Alliance, and more. 

One of My Priorities for District 6 -- Safe Streets, Safe Neighborhoods

Fight to ensure all District 6 neighborhoods receive their fair share of public safety funding.

Ensure that Measure U funds are spent wisely to increase and strengthen our police force and fire department.

Reinstate community policing like the POPS Program.

Work with neighborhood associations to strengthen and grow community visibility and our neighborhood watch programs.

‪#‎VoteEricGuerra‬ ‪#‎VoteApril7‬ ‪#‎District6‬

For those who live in City Council District 6.
On this Cesar Chavez Day I would like to thank the Sacramento State College Assistance Migrant Program that helped me transition from farmworker to the middle class. 
From the Sacramento Bee editorial supporting Guerra:

Guerra, 36, has an impressive résumé, too. He has served as a California State University trustee, and on the Sacramento County Planning Commission for five years, the last two as chairman. He was a fellow in the office of then-state Sen. Gil Cedillo of Los Angeles, and is a policy analyst for Assemblyman David Chiu of San Francisco, a part-time job that Guerra says gives him the flexibility to be a councilman.