Elect John Cruz

The best part of democracy is that there is a system of checks and balances between publicly elected officials and the general public. When it comes to members of congress, we expect reports, email correspondence, and constant contact with the public. Yet once we get into other levels of government, especially in non-partisan races, we seem to lose interest and let the oversight slide.

Most people do not want to attend School Board meetings or watch them on local access television, and they shouldn’t have to in order to know what’s going on. As soon as I get elected you will be able to check back on this website and a new section will be added, showing what is going on at the meetings, how I voted on issues, and why I chose to take that approach.

This way, we can finally have some public oversight on the board. No more “under the radar” actions. As of right now, unless it’s very controversial or the press picks up on it, the people stay uninformed. There are a lot of things that I want to happen with the district and a lot of things I will work towards, but the one thing I can solidly promise is that with my election on May 5th, honest accountability will return to the board.