Watsonville Mayor Pro Tem Luis Alejo has been endorsed by all seven Santa Cruz City Council members in his 28th Assembly District bid, as well as all five members of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Alejo, a democrat, has also received several other major endorsements including 27th District Assemblyman Bill Monning, women’s and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, and former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, to name a few.
Alejo was born and raised in Watsonville by his family of migrant farm workers who came to the area in the 1950s. He graduated with honors from UC Berkeley with a double major in political science and Chicano studies. He then obtained his master’s of education from Harvard University and his law degree from UC Davis School of Law.
The 28th Assembly District is composed of parts of Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Clara counties.
Alejo is holding his Santa Cruz kick-off Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Darling House Bed & Breakfast at 314 West Cliff Dr., between 2 and 4 p.m..
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