Former mayor running for State Assembly
Karina Bazarte
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Former El Centro Mayor Tomas Oliva has announced he will be running for the California State Assembly to represent District 36.
Oliva made the official announcement last Friday just two months after his resignation as the mayor of El Centro.
He says in the last decade representatives from the Coachella Valley have helped represent Imperial County and he is thankful.
But he says it’s time for someone from Imperial County to be the voice of the people.
Oliva shares what he would do if elected.
“What I consider to be the pillars of our community that sets us up for either success or lack of in our quality of life and that is…our healthcare system, our education and our transportation,” said Oliva.
The California Primary Election is happening in June of next year.