Republican Rocky Chavez sees pathway to victory in US Senate contest - Los Angeles Times
OCEANSIDE — Rocky Chavez yearned for combat duty during his 28 years in the Marines, but commanders kept him far from the battlefield. "It's kind of like training for a football game and never getting into the game," said Chavez, a state lawmaker now running for U. S. Senate. When he left the military, Chavez opened a charter school in Oceanside. And now, he's determined to beat the odds and capture Democrat Barbara Boxer's Senate seat next year, even though it's widely assumed no Republican will get the job. Rocky Chavez: In the May 31 California section, an article about GOP Assemblyman Rocky Chavez of Oceanside, who is running for U. S. Senate, stated that he is the Legislature's sole Latino Republican. ------------. Chavez, 64, sees himself as just the kind of Republican who can win, a Latino whose politics are not too conservative for California, particularly on immigration. And his service in the Marines, Chavez says, makes him uniquely qualified to handle national security matters. "I had a great career," Chavez, a retired colonel, said as he drove his pickup truck across Camp Pendleton one recent morning. The Marine Corps dispatched Chavez to Japan, South Korea and other outposts across Asia. In the Midwest, Chavez supervised recruitment and processing centers for newly inducted service members. Source: www.latimes.com
