Davis Mayor Joe Krovoza Will Run for State Assembly Next Year

Davis Mayor Joe Krovoza announced Friday morning that he will run for California State Assembly next year, when Mariko Yamada's term ends. Krovoza has been Davis mayor since 2011. 

Here's the letter he sent Friday morning. Share your thoughts below. 

Dear Friends, 

I’d like you to be among the first to know some exciting news from our family.  I will run for the California State Assembly seat (“Assembly District/AD 4”) that will open next year when my friend Mariko Yamada concludes her term. My four-year term on the Davis City Council and service as mayor will conclude in June of 2014, when the primary will be held for the Assembly seat.  

I have led Davis as mayor since January 2011 and have learned much about the interplay of local, regional and state government, and what it takes to bring people together to solve our most challenging issues.  As you know, I am passionate about sustainable fiscal and environmental systems, the value of education, the need to both celebrate and respect our differences, and the imperative to address climate change through clean energy and improved transportation systems.  I am exceptionally proud of our accomplishments in Davis during these recent and trying economic times.   

Through my day job at UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies and Energy Efficiency Center I am privileged to work with some of the state’s most innovative minds, and I know I can continue to translate our collective expertise into effective policy.  I would relish the opportunity to bring these experiences to the California Assembly, and a district that includes Napa and Lake Counties, and parts of Sonoma, Solano, Colusa and Yolo Counties, including the cities of Winters, Woodland and Davis, and the UC Davis campus. 

I do not take this decision lightly, and have been considering this opportunity to extend my public service for the past several months. I invite you now to join me in this campaign, and to share with me your visions for the district and the state. To reach me, just respond to this message.  And I encourage you to share this news with friends (links top right).  I look forward to talking to you soon. 

Thanks for your friendship and support, 

Joe