Hi, Neighbor. I’m Rebecca.

On Tuesday night, the voters of District 5 handed me the job of a lifetime. So before anything else: thank you. Thank you for the votes, the yard signs, the front porch conversations and the tough questions at community meetings. Thank you to everyone who took a chance on me. I don’t take that confidence lightly, and I’m going to work every day to earn it. We’ll have plenty of time to talk policy. Months and years of it, actually. Budgets, public safety, roads, homelessness. I’ll be showing up at your meetings and in your inbox more than you probably want. But not today. Today I just want to introduce myself, because you’re about to see my name a lot more often. You should know who’s behind it. I’m an East County girl at heart. I grew up in El Cajon and Ramona, and if you know Ramona, you won’t be surprised by this next part. I love horses. Eventually life brought me to San Marcos, and I’ve been here for more than 30 years. It’s where I raised my son and daughter.

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