{"id":45926,"date":"2022-03-10T13:36:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=45926"},"modified":"2022-03-10T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:36:55","slug":"anaheim-councilmember-avelino-valencia-announces-campaign-for-state-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=45926","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Councilmember Avelino Valencia Announces Campaign for State Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Assemblymember Tom Daly, Congressman Lou Correa, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, and Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris announce immediate endorsements of Valencia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anaheim, CA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Anaheim City Councilmember Avelino Valencia announced his campaign for California\u2019s 68th State Assembly District today. Valencia is running to succeed Assemblymember Tom Daly, who announced earlier today that he will not seek a 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0term in the Assembly. Valencia currently serves as Daly\u2019s District Director.<\/p>\n<p>In announcing his campaign, Valencia released the following statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019m running for State Assembly because Orange County deserves an experienced and reliable legislator\u00a0 who has a laser-focus on delivering results and improving government efficiency. My background and career are rooted here, and I believe my experiences have equipped me to be an effective State Assemblymember for the residents of Anaheim, Orange, and Santa Ana. In the Assembly, I\u2019ll listen, work hard, and build the coalitions needed to reduce homelessness, protect public health, improve schools, restore lost jobs, decrease crime, combat climate change, and enhance infrastructure. Few of the challenges we face are simple, but none are insoluble. I\u2019m excited to launch my campaign, and I\u2019m looking forward to the many conversations that lay ahead.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Valencia\u2019s campaign has already been endorsed by Assemblymember Tom Daly, Congressman Lou Correa, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, and Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris. In announcing his support for Valencia, Daly remarked:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCouncilmember Avelino\u00a0Valencia\u00a0has the experience, values, and work ethic needed to deliver results for Orange County.\u00a0\u00a0 He\u2019s the kind of leader who listens more than he talks, and we need more of that in Sacramento. As our State Assemblymember, he\u2019ll fight to enact policies that reduce homelessness, fully fund schools, protect our environment, expand healthcare access, and create good-paying jobs. Avelino is the best choice to succeed me in the State Assembly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Avelino Valencia is an Anaheim City Councilmember who has worked to reduce homelessness, make neighborhoods safer, increase park space, improve government efficiency, and speed up the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Professionally, he works as the District Director for State Assemblymember Tom Daly. Avelino also served as Chairman of Anaheim\u2019s Budget, Investment, and Technology Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Avelino grew up in Orange County, the son of immigrant parents who built a successful small business. He attended local public schools and earned an associate degree from Fullerton College, a bachelor\u2019s degree from San Jose State University, and a master\u2019s degree in Public Management from Johns Hopkins University. After playing college football and briefly pursuing a career in the National Football League (NFL), he coached at Fullerton College.<\/p>\n<p>Avelino is married to this high school sweetheart, Dr. Monica Valencia, who is a local elementary school vice principal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assemblymember Tom Daly, Congressman Lou Correa,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45927,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45926\/revisions\/45927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}