Candidate for
Mayor; City of Marina

Bruce Carlos Delgado has served as Mayor of Marina since December 2008. He also served on Marina City Council from 2000-2004 and narrowly lost election as Mayor of Marina in 2004 by only 69 votes. During his tenure as Mayor Bruce has also served as Director on the Transportation Agency of Monterey County and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District. While on City Council he served 4 years as a Director of the Monterey Salinas Transit. Bruce was instrumental in bringing the Farmer's Market to Marina, and he is serving his 7th year as its Treasurer. Bruce has served as a director for the Monterey Bay Youth Camp since 1996. Bruce is also serving his 7th year as an officer (President and Vice-President) for a Marina-based non-profit called the Chuck Haugen Conservation Fund.

Bruce, a California native, was born in 1961 and grew up 30 miles from Los Angeles. He graduated in 1990 from northern California's Humboldt State University and received the Senior Man of the Year Award for his volunteer community service while a student. Bruce has lived in Marina since 1996 and has continued to work on Fort Ord as a Natural Lands Manager and biologist since that time. In 2007 Bruce was awarded California's Land Manager of the Year Award by the California Invasive Plant Council. Bruce's experience has given him an insider's look at Fort Ord reuse issues and brings a deep understanding of Fort Ord's issues and challenges to Bruce's leadership in Marina.