Voters in San Diego County’s second-largest metropolis will get a brand new mayor for the primary time in eight years Tuesday, with Republican John McCann and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar squaring off for the place.
McCann and Campa-Najjar acquired essentially the most votes in a crowded June main, with McCann receiving 8,618 votes, or 31.41% of the vote, and Campa-Najjar taking 6,047 votes, or 22.04%. Three different main candidates have since endorsed Campa-Najjar.
The formally nonpartisan race is to exchange termed-out Mayor Mary Casillas Salas.
McCann is a metropolis councilman for Chula Vista and deputy mayor, in addition to serving within the Navy Reserve, the place he was on energetic responsibility in Iraq for a 12 months. He has been endorsed by town’s Police Officers Affiliation. His has stated his focus is on rising public security within the metropolis and making it a gorgeous setting for enterprise.
“Chula Vista is my hometown. On this difficult economic system, we’d like leaders who will put public security, jobs, financial improvement and reform on the prime of town’s agenda,” he stated. “Defending taxpayers, prioritizing public security, and concentrating on neighborhood high quality of life points are key to service on the council, and I’m wanting ahead to the chance to proceed working for a fair stronger Chula Vista.”
Different McCann priorities together with eradicating tolls on state Route 125, selling the Bayfront improvement, bringing a four-year college to town and defending youngsters from violent intercourse offenders.
Campa-Najjar served in varied roles in President Barack Obama’s administration, together with a public relations place within the Employment & Coaching Administration. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in East County, as soon as in 2018 in opposition to Rep. Duncan Hunter and once more in 2020 in opposition to present Rep. Darrell Issa.
He has been endorsed by Chula Vista Firefighters and a number of other native unions, in addition to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Alex Padilla. His priorities embrace the Bayfront improvement in west Chula Vista and bringing a four-year college to east Chula Vista.
“A brand new day is dawning in Chula Vista. As a third-generation Chula Vistan, Obama Administration official and small enterprise proprietor, I’m providing new management for a metropolis on the verge of latest potentialities as we hopefully transition right into a post-pandemic economic system,” he stated.
“We gained’t get there by recycling the identical profession politicians, who for many years have did not ship long-overdue tasks. We will’t wait 20 extra years for these alternatives, we’d like a brand new mayor who has the power to work onerous, carry individuals collectively to settle variations, and ship outcomes to satisfy this second with a renewed imaginative and prescient for Chula Vista — from Broadway to third Avenue, Otay Ranch to Millenia, east to west of the 805,” Campa-Najjar stated.
He listed further priorities together with hiring 40 law enforcement officials, constructing workforce housing for public workers, tackling pandemic-driven studying loss in colleges and addressing town’s homelessness disaster.
