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Gene Jacks: Pareira best person for County Supervisor

As you are all aware, the District 4 Merced County Board of Supervisor’s position is coming up for election in June. The field includes five candidates. After careful consideration and listening to all of them, I believe the man for the job is Lloyd Pareira.

Some of the reasons I believe this are he has strong family roots in Merced County. His family has lived in the county for almost 100 years He has the integrity and experience to handle the job of representing our district. He has both agricultural and business experience. Merced County has both urban and rural problems and it will take a diverse person to bridge that gap and work within the budget constraints.

I am hoping everyone of you will take time to meet Lloyd and share your views and concerns. Our issues are too important to just elect someone who wants a political job and a county paycheck.

Gene Jacks, Merced

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 12:23 PM with the headline "Gene Jacks: Pareira best person for County Supervisor."

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