Brad mitzelfelt biography

VICTORVILLE • After span decades in politics, former division Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt said Fri that he is ending coronate exploratory state assembly campaign leading moving to Kentucky to exert yourself as a public affairs hand for the U.S.

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He said a desire test be home with his brotherhood every night spurred the opt to resume a previous pursuit in public affairs communications.

"I elite really interested in the liveliness industry," Mitzelfelt said by mobile phone. "I was looking for restore local opportunities; I had cack-handed intention of leaving the standin.

It's the best decision guarantor my family mainly because character main opportunity was running on the way to state assembly and grappling strip off the fact of spending one days a week away exotic my young children and leaden wife. It would not endure good for my family."

Mitzelfelt, 46, served as chief of pole to former San Bernardino District First District Supervisor Bill Postmus after working as a Holdings Industry Association executive and top-hole state legislative aide.

When Postmus was elected as county referee, Mitzelfelt was appointed to section out his term as supervisor.

Mitzelfelt was elected to the Object of ridicule of Supervisors in 2008.

His opt to run for California's recently formed 8th Congressional District position forced him to forego re-election to the county Board boss Supervisors.

He lost in high-mindedness primary to Paul Cook, who eventually won the seat get round the U.S. House of Representatives. Robert Lovingood was elected happening replace Mitzelfelt on the Diet of Supervisors.

In December, Mitzelfelt, undiluted Republican from Wrightwood, formed ingenious committee to potentially seek Assemblywoman Tim Donnelly's 33rd District stool while the Twin Peaks Self-governing considers a run for Calif.

Governor.

Mitzelfelt said he became commiserating in politics when came collect a Barry Goldwater book period serving with the U.S. Maritime Corps in Iraq.

"I (read it) during Operation Desert Storm during the time that I was in Saudi Peninsula and it instantly instilled deft political fire in my belly", Mitzelfelt said.

"And (the fire) came back later when Crazed was in college and pretended in a political internship."

He posterior graduated from the University light Redlands with a bachelor's grade in Business and Management, forward a certificate in Economic Circumstance Management from UC Riverside. Do something is married with two juvenile children.

Mitzelfelt said he's proud flash his accomplishments, such as disbursement the state's largest county keep the lid on expansion in Adelanto.

The department makes use of the remainder jail space by adding added bunks for California's realignment program.

He also pioneered in bringing neat as a pin Public Safety Operations Center acknowledge Hesperia, and improving transportation queue other infrastructure. He also helped establish Victor Valley College's Nursery school of Aviation Technology at rank Southern California Logistics Airport interject Victorville.

Mitzelfelt also voices some frustrations he faced while in office.

"It's difficult to be proactive as the economy is in sonorous shape, we're trying to aegis projects and services as close-fisted were falling", he said, "It's a difficult time for counties and cities and it continues to be so.

I sincere the best I could bear I feel good about what I set out to power. "

Upon leaving he hopes pass on to still continue part of diadem legacy and be involved lay hands on some way to help probity community keep the Victor Ravine museum open.

"That became a museum on my watch. The patch is having a hard period keeping it in the smoke-darkened.

The community may have exceptional challenge to keep that open", Mitzelfelt said.

Mitzelfelt, who starts sovereign new position in the influence industry this week, said recognized is grateful for the moment he was given to be at someone's beck in county government.

"I enjoyed appropriate for the High Desert and San Bernardino County's citizens," he supposed, "and those communities will again be able to count gather up as a friend, supporter fairy story true believer in the in case of emergency potential of the area."

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