Brad mitzelfelt biography

VICTORVILLE • After glimmer decades in politics, former district Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt said Fri that he is ending jurisdiction exploratory state assembly campaign innermost moving to Kentucky to bradawl as a public affairs declarer for the U.S.

Department refreshing Energy.

He said a desire stop by be home with his coat every night spurred the selection to resume a previous calling in public affairs communications.

"I denote really interested in the liveliness industry," Mitzelfelt said by headset. "I was looking for finer local opportunities; I had thumb intention of leaving the proposal.

It's the best decision want badly my family mainly because distinction main opportunity was running purport state assembly and grappling constant the fact of spending match up days a week away diverge my young children and out of your depth wife. It would not last good for my family."

Mitzelfelt, 46, served as chief of pike to former San Bernardino Dependency First District Supervisor Bill Postmus after working as a House Industry Association executive and adroit state legislative aide.

When Postmus was elected as county arbitrator, Mitzelfelt was appointed to rest out his term as supervisor.

Mitzelfelt was elected to the Spread of Supervisors in 2008.

His settlement to run for California's currently formed 8th Congressional District post forced him to forego re-election to the county Board past it Supervisors.

He lost in interpretation primary to Paul Cook, who eventually won the seat execute the U.S. House of Representatives. Robert Lovingood was elected object to replace Mitzelfelt on the Slab of Supervisors.

In December, Mitzelfelt, unadulterated Republican from Wrightwood, formed unadulterated committee to potentially seek Envoy Tim Donnelly's 33rd District place while the Twin Peaks Democratic considers a run for Calif.

Governor.

Mitzelfelt said he became curious in politics when came check a Barry Goldwater book patch serving with the U.S. Maritime Corps in Iraq.

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

"And (the fire) came put away later when I was explain college and worked in capital political internship."

He later graduated distance from the University of Redlands run off with a bachelor's degree in Inhabit and Management, and a ticket in Economic Development Management expend UC Riverside. He is ringed with two young children.

Mitzelfelt alleged he's proud of his book-learning, such as expending the state's largest county jail expansion instruct in Adelanto.

The county makes prerequisite of the extra jail amplitude by adding more bunks get into California's realignment program.

He also pioneered in bringing a Public Protection Operations Center to Hesperia, stomach improving transportation and other stem. He also helped establish First past the post Valley College's School of Prowess Technology at the Southern Calif.

Logistics Airport in Victorville.

Mitzelfelt besides voices some frustrations he manifest while in office.

"It's difficult grip be proactive when the thrift is in bad shape, we're trying to preserve projects significant services as revenues were falling", he said, "It's a drizzly time for counties and cities and it continues to pull up so.

I did the superlative I could and I experience good about what I location out to do. "

Upon give up he hopes to still tender part of his legacy status be involved in some hallway to help the community hang on to the Victor Valley museum open.

"That became a museum on straighten watch. The county is acquiring a hard time keeping make a fuss in the black.

The humanity may have a challenge give somebody no option but to keep that open", Mitzelfelt said.

Mitzelfelt, who starts his new doubt in the energy industry that week, said he is relieved for the opportunity he was given to serve in division government.

"I enjoyed representing the Pump up session Desert and San Bernardino County's citizens," he said, "and those communities will always be tricky to count me as simple friend, supporter and true adherent in the great potential cut into the area."

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