Sometimes the best person for a job is not the one closest to
home. In the case of the election for the 37th Assembly District, the people of
Santa Barbara can find truth in that statement because the most qualified
candidate is from Ventura County. I am referring to Steve Bennett, who is
running for that Assembly seat.
Steve has been a Ventura County supervisor since 2000, where he
co-authored the SOAR [Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources] initiative to
help save Ventura’s prime ag land. His environmental credentials include his
endorsement by the Sierra Club. His economics training gave him the opportunity
to guide Ventura County from a fiscal mess to be positioned as one of the most
financially sound counties in the state. He spent 20 years as an educator at
Nordhoff High School in Ojai.
Take a look at him, Santa Barbara. He’s the kind of legislator
we need in Sacramento.