I am enthusiastically endorsing Bruce Porter for 3rd District supervisor.
Bruce has a wealth of important experience from his years as colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers. This includes road construction, bridge building, water conservation, oil spill cleanup (think Kuwaiti oil disaster), and all aspects of practical infrastructure that are so important to the future of our county. His after-Army years of active community service, particularly on the Santa Ynez High School Board and other community volunteer work, have demonstrated his desire to serve and enhanced his experience for supervisor. His present career as a financial investment manager further prepared him to deal with county financial issues.
In these days of partisan bickering and political ambition, it is refreshing to have a candidate such as Bruce who is a registered Independent, not interested in partisan politics. He is free from the symbolic issues that have infected our modern governments. He has no interest in future elective office or counterproductive political ambitions. Bruce is very much in tune with the environmental and social traditions of Santa Barbara County.
My four years as county supervisor gave me the experience to understand how important a competent, multi-dimensional, and experienced person is to address the issues of our county, now and for the future. Additionally, the freedom from interest groups and posturing ideology is critical to independent and sound decisions that our county desperately needs.
For all the above reasons, I heartily recommend Bruce Porter to be our next 3rd District supervisor. And I invite everyone to join me in supporting his campaign.
Please be sure to vote on March 3!
Brooks Firestone
former 3rd District supervisor
