Carmel Valley resident launches campaign for San Diego City Council
Submitted press release
Ray Ellis, businessman and president of the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System Board (SDCERS), officially launched his campaign for San Diego City Council, District 1.
Ellis has spent most of his life building businesses, raising a family, and active in San Diego philanthropy. He is the board chairman of San Diego Social Venture Partners, a board member of The Parker Foundation, a member of the Economic Development Strategic Roundtable, and a board member on the Balboa Park Conservancy. He also coaches youth basketball and Pop Warner Football.
In 2008, Mayor Jerry Sanders appointed Ellis to serve on the SDCERS board. His volunteer service on the board has enabled him to see first hand the mismanagement in city government and the influence of special interests. He realized reform was possible if the interests of taxpayers were put ahead of these powerful special interests and decided to do what he could by declaring his candidacy for City Council.
“I care deeply about San Diego and the legacy that we are leaving for future generations,” Ellis said. “It is one of the reasons I have been so involved in civic philanthropy and why I decided to run for City Council. I want to bring my business experience to the council because we must have fiscal and organizational reform to truly deliver the city services that taxpayers deserve.”
Ray and his wife Gina live in the Carmel Valley with their 9-year-old son Jake. He also has a 26-year-old son, Matt, and a 21-year-old daughter, Jessica, who is a senior at Texas Christian University. Ray received his MBA from Pepperdine University. For more information on Ellis, please visit: www.RayEllisforCouncil.com.
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on Aug 24, 2011. Filed under Carmel Valley, News.
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