Rocky's Accomplishments

By Rocky J. Chavez

Councilman Rocky Chavez has demonstrated exemplary leadership on countless issues of importance to Oceanside. His work on our behalf has made our city a better and safer place to live and work.

Whether it was opposing all new taxes, putting more police on the streets or working to revitalize our downtown, Rocky Chavez has always put action before words.

Keeping Our Neighborhoods Safe - has always been Rocky Chavez's number one priority. He fought to put more police officers on the streets without increasing our taxes. He will continue to work with others in bringing additional resources into our community to fight crime.

Building a Better Community - Rocky understands that our downtown is immensely important in determining the image of our city. That is why he has worked to bring the right blend of new businesses to our community.

A Higher Quality of Life - Sustaining and keeping our beaches clean and safe, building the San Luis River Bike Trail, working for train "quiet zones", improving our parks and reducing traffic congestion - Rocky has worked tirelessly to make our neighborhoods better places to live.

A Lifetime of Accomplishments

As a Marine Rocky Chavez served in the Marine Corps for 28 years - serving in all four Marine Divisions around the world. He retired in 2001 as a Marine Colonel.

As an Educator Rocky Chavez cares passionately about our children's education. He serves as the Chief Education Officer to the successful School of Business and Technology. Over 90% of the graduating seniors attend college.

As a Father Rocky and his wife Mary have three wonderful children - Tom (31) is a resident doctor at Portsmouth Naval Hospital as a Navy Lt., Regina (29) works in child development at Camp Pendleton and is Director of the Stuart Mesa Child Development Center and Sage (28) is a Senior at Park University majoring in Computer Science.