Chris Rodriguez Exits Oceanside Local Politics
Posted on 09-08-2022 09:54 AM
Chris Rodriguez ran for mayor of Oceanside in 2010. He served two terms as an elected member of the city council before running again in 2014. During his first term, he focused on issues including homelessness, affordable housing, and public safety. His second term focused on economic development, tourism, and jobs. In 2016, he won election as mayor.
As mayor Esther Sanchez was handing out proclamations in the past year to honor women who were movers and shakers from Oceanside, Rodriguez handed Sanchez her own congratulation, stating that they were fellow Hispanics.
Rodriguez supports guns and is is pro-life. Rodriguez is expecting his eighth child.
Rodriguez utilizes photos of him standing on fields to demonstrate that he's farmer (he additionally sells real estate). A young, well-spoken, and attractive person, Rodriguez positioned himself as an aspiring winner. He was able to prove it when Rodriguez won his first election for city council in the year 2004. He beat his second-place rival in 17 points.
"The Republican party asked me to run for Congress against Mike Levin in 2020," Rodriguez boasted in 2019."I decided to decline. I felt that I had too many things to accomplish in the name of the city in Oceanside."
Rodriguez was able to run against Levin who was running in the primary race in June. In his stance opposing abortion, he spoke with authority. He expects the eighth of his children. In his stance supporting Trump, he speaks with credibility. He's expecting 8th of his children. He received 9.7% of the vote, putting him 4th place, just behind incumbent Levin, along with 2 Republican candidates. Rodriguez was mayor in 2020.
On the 22nd of July, on a Friday, The "C-ROD" the political powerhouse was pulled from the roadway. The driver made the shocking announcement that he will not be running for another year as an Oceanside's District2 councilman.
Chief of fire Robinson has expressed his favor for project North River Farms project.
The deadline to submit your application the city's offices in the November election is on August 12 at 4pm. District 1 and 2, are both up for elections. Rodriguez states that the only way to decide to be able to run again is if fire chief Rick Robinson changes his mind and decides to not run.
Robinson will be retiring from his post as Oceanside the chief of fire on the 29th of July. He announced that he would be running for District 2 in Oceanside. The seat encompasses Oceanside's northeastern quadrant. Oceanside. "When I found out the news that Rick ran, that's when I made the decision to quit," says Rodriguez who believes that the fire chief is suited to the position. "I endorse Rick Robinson."
It could be that Rodriguez could be the most coveted candidate among members of the Republican mainstream, GOP love eluded the former Marine. Rodriguez did not receive the backing of the both state and local GOP central committees while his candidacy for congress. In fact two fellow Republicans in the Oceanside city council, Peter Weiss and Ryan Keim have decided to vote for Brian Maryott over their own city council counterpart.
Rodriguez has plenty of critics. Rodriguez has many critics. Oceanside Votes Facebook page regularly declares that Rodriguez has been an "unscrupled former flipper of houses," and exposes his legal problems. it reveals that he's been able to have his city council's wages taken away and has suffered "seven loans that have defaulted since the year 2018." Rodriguez is facing two lawsuits this year in which he claims he was unable to pay back loans he borrowed to purchase property.