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Nick Smith (Mayor of Pacific Grove, California, candidate 2024)
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Nick Smith ran for election to the Mayor of Pacific Grove in California. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Nick Smith provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 24, 2024:
- Birth date: June 9, 1980
- Birth place: Hanford, California
- High school: Kingsburg High School
- Bachelor's: UC Santa Barbara, 2002
- J.D.: UC College of Law, San Francisco, 2005
- Gender: Male
- Religion: Christian: Catholic
- Profession: Attorney at Law
- Prior offices held:
- Councilmember (2016-Prsnt)
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Moving Pacific Grove Forward
- Campaign website
- Campaign endorsements
Elections
General election
General election for Mayor of Pacific Grove
Daniel Miller, Nick Smith, and Dionne Ybarra ran in the general election for Mayor of Pacific Grove on November 5, 2024.
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nick Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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When I decided to run for Council in 2016, I sought to promote positive and constructive dialogue and to contribute dynamic solutions to challenges facing the City. While serving for the past eight years, I have accomplished policy goals while promoting an environment of civil debate.
Regionally, I have served on Monterey One Water’s Board of Directors since 2018 working for a cutting-edge water supply.
Background and professional life
I developed a passion for public service early in life. I served as my high school's student body president and as captain of the football team. I moved from the San Joaquin Valley to the Central Coast to attend UC Santa Barbara where I earned a B.A., with honors, in Political Science.
After earning my law degree at UC College of the Law, I served for seven years as a Deputy District Attorney where I handled a variety of criminal matters, with an emphasis in domestic violence, sexual assault, and crimes involving vulnerable victims.
After moving to Pacific Grove over 10 years ago, I have practiced civil litigation, helping individuals, families, local businesses, and public agencies resolve conflicts and solve problems.
Personal commitment
I am raising three young daughters in Pacific Grove attending Robert Down Elementary, PG Middle, and PG High. I serve on a committee to foster greater partnership between the City and PGUSD.- Aging Infrastructure Over the past eight years, the City has made progress to address our aging infrastructure. We have repaved old streets, built sidewalks, and repaired sewer lines. There is more work to be done. There are more sidewalks to build and connect and there are more roads, alleys, and sewer lines to repair. We must continue to diligently track infrastructure related issues within the City and work to address these issues on an ongoing basis. Council is now waiting for results of a facility assessment to help prioritize needed maintenance on buildings such as City Hall, Police Station, and Youth Center.
- Fiscal Sustainability The City is in good financial health. We have over ten million dollars in reserves and are meeting the reserve policy. We have strong tax revenues which will increase due to new hotel taxes. I believe we must be wise as to our expenditures and use of funds. As Mayor, I’m determined to continue to have a balanced budget and strong reserves.
- Youth Recreation As a parent of three young daughters, and huge believer in sports and recreation, I wholeheartedly support the enhancement of our youth recreation programs, which became one of our primary council goals in 2023. Since embarking on this goal, we have added many recreation program options for our youth and enhanced Summer camps. As Mayor, I’m determined to grow our youth recreation programs to include water sports, surfing, kayaking, and ocean education programs.
One area of urban planning I am very interested in is Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School. I would like to see projects for more complete streets and multimodal transportation.
Mayor Bill Peake
Fmr. Mayor Bill Kampe
Fmr. Mayor Jeanne Byrne
Fmr. Mayor Pro Tem Robert Huitt
Councilmember Joe Amelio
Fmr. Councilmember Cynthia Garfield
Fmr. Councilmember Amy Tomlinson
PGUSD Board President Brian Swanson
Fmr. PGUSD Board President John Paff
Fmr. PGUSD Board President Mike Niccum
Also proudly endorsed by:
Monterey Firefighters Association Local 3707
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Pacific Grove |
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