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Tasha Boerner Horvath is a fourth-generation San Diego County resident, State Assemblymember, businesswoman, community leader and a mother. Tasha is running for re-election to the California State Assembly to fight for sustainability, opportunity and equity for San Diego County’s coastal communities.
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Tasha took office in December 2018, after running a strong, grassroots campaign fueled by hard work, listening to residents and experience serving on the Encinitas City Council. On the Council she served on a number of local and regional boards and committees including San Diego Association of Government and the League of California Cities Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee. Before her election to the Council, Tasha served on the Encinitas Planning Commission, balancing the need for affordable housing with preserving community character.
BUSINESSWOMAN: Tasha’s professional experience in Marketing Communications focuses on tackling tough problems with strategic vision and pragmatic action for non-profits, small businesses, global Fortune 500 companies, and higher education institutions. She has consulted for a public-private partnership with the World Health Organization to eradicate neglected diseases in over 83 countries; supported capital campaigns to educate sustainable development entrepreneurs across Latin America; collaborated with international technology giants like Apple and Google for Deutsche Telekom; and led an international marketing team in the higher education sector.
COMMUNITY LEADER: Tasha volunteered on the Paul Ecke Central PTA Board, where she was VP of Programs and Head of the Traffic and Safety Committee, leading the collaborative community group that successfully advocated for safer streets, improved traffic flow and better infrastructure for everyone in the neighborhood. In early 2016 she also started a city-wide safe routes initiative bringing the schools, districts and the City together to improve traffic congestion and increase walking and biking to schools.
MOTHER: Tasha lived in Europe for 12 years, and her two children were born there. They are a bilingual family and speak German and English at home.
Tasha earned a M.A. in International Studies from Claremont Graduate University Institute of Politics and Policy. Part of Tasha’s graduate work was done at Humboldt University of Berlin. She received her B.A. in Political Science in 1995 from the University of California, Berkeley, the #1 public university in the world. Go Bears!
I support policies that strengthen the programs and services that protect our most vulnerable residents. I am committed to reducing homelessness by treating the root causes of the crisis, and will work to ensure that California’s low-income seniors and families have access to the services and support they need.
I support expanding Career Technical education programs because they are incredibly important to expand economic opportunities for students and youth as an alternative to a traditional Bachelor’s degree. When voting for the 2020-2021 budget, I fought to make sure to protect education, childcare, and after school program funding, including making sure that Career Technical Education services were fully funded.
I recently authored AB1153, a bill establishing a Cooperative Education Reskilling and Training Pilot Program at MiraCosta Community College, establishing a pilot program of 11 not-for-credit work skill training courses that can completed in 3-6 months, and designed to be taken in conjunction with or before enrollment in for-credit work skill training courses.
Many similar programs exist throughout California’s community college system, community centers, local unions, and both San Diego County and City have recently expanded partnerships with businesses and non-profit organizations for student and youth career training and development. I support increasing access to and education about Career Technical Education in public schools for caregivers and students, such as pre-apprenticeship programs and career exploration programs to give students as much information as possible to make an informed decision for their futures.
As Chair of the Select Committee on Sea Level Rise, and the California Economy and the Assistant Majority Leader for Policy and Research, I see my role as a legislative leader to bolster the state’s contribution to global climate efforts, including investing in public transportation infrastructure, renewable energy technologies, and ending our reliance on fossil fuels as energy.
I also support carbon fee and dividend, cap and trade, regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and a ban on fracking.
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As an MBA-trained investor, Dan has the analytical and business expertise needed to evaluate and execute solutions for the most pressing problems facing the state of California. Dan entered the race for State Assembly to provide voters with an alternative to the status quo. Born in the suburbs of Boston, Dan first came to California as a prospective freshman at Stanford in 1995. After visiting San Diego periodically, he decided to move to the area full-time in 2020, to launch his financial advisory firm, Determined Advisors LLC. Before hanging his own shingle, Dan worked for 16 years as an analyst and investor at several prominent firms, including as a Managing Director at Charles Schwab (2013-2018). In his spare time, Dan enjoys keeping active, including tennis, skiing, biking and lifting weights at the Point Loma YMCA.
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Dan is pro-business and his top issues are the cost of living, reducing crime and homelessness and ending the covid-19 state of emergency in California. This is Dan's first run for elected office, and he believes in a small government approach to politics. Government exists to serve the people, and the best way it can do that is to let them make their own decisions. In cases where public safety is at risk, the government does have an obligation to protect its citizens while maintaining an appropriate level of freedom.
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