Luis Alejo '01 Announces Assembly Bid

Luis Alejo '01, currently serving as Watsonville's mayor pro tem, has announced his intention to run for the California Assembly's 28th District seat. 

The King Hall graduate has a long history of community activism in the Watsonville area.  Since 2007, he has worked providing free legal assistance to those who cannot afford representation at the Monterey Courthouse in family, civil, and small claims cases.  A grandchild of migrant farm workers, he was elected to the Watsonville City Council in November 2008 and was selected March 20 to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. He recently won the 2009 Award of Merit from the Legal Aid Association of California and Access to Justice Commission.