Michael Pacheco
Michael Pacheco (also known as Mike) is an officeholder of the Palomar Health District Board of Directors Division 1 in California. Pacheco assumed office in 2021. Pacheco's current term ends on December 4, 2026.
Pacheco ran for re-election to the Palomar Health District Board of Directors Division 1 in California. Pacheco won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Pacheco completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Pacheco graduated from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in 1984 as a mobile intensive care paramedic. He also earned an associate degree from San Diego Community College in 2006. Pacheco's career experience includes working as a firefighter and paramedic for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Palomar Health District Board of Directors Division 1
Incumbent Michael Pacheco defeated Robin Joy Maxson in the general election for Palomar Health District Board of Directors Division 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Pacheco (Nonpartisan)  | 52.3 | 12,873 |
 | Robin Joy Maxson (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 11,747 | |
| Total votes: 24,620 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Pacheco completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pacheco's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Today, Mike Pacheco is a proud educator and community advocate. He serves as an appointed incumbent for Palomar Health and has brought a wealth of medical knowledge and experience in policy development to the Board. Under his leadership, Palomar Health was named by Newsweek as a World’s Best Hospital for the third year in a row. Mike’s priority is to be your voice at Palomar Health and represent the rural areas for the district. Mike is also dedicated to help expand health care career education in our schools. Mike also served two terms on the Valley Center Fire Board and the Valley Center Youth Soccer League.
With your support, Mike Pacheco will continue to utilize his experience as a first responder and dedication as a community leader to provide nationally recognized care to all patients in the San Diego region.Representation for all and have your voice heard about your community’s health care needs.
- Continue to expand vital and specialty services needs to everyone in the San Diego region.
- Provide accessible behavioral health services to those in need and their families.
Caring for our own Doctors and Nurses is vital to ensure that your patient experience is a great one. Palomar will continue to be a progressive and top notch medical system with my leadership.
Behavioral health is a real issue in our lives today. Palomar is continuing to provide for those needs with the addition of a new outpatient behavioral health center. I recognize the need to continue to provide more services for our patients and families with regard to behavioral health. It is a top priority for me, personally, to help patients and their families navigate the behavioral health system. I want to help patients and families find the resources that they need and have them easily accessible.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 3, 2022
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