{"id":3995,"date":"2018-07-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:30:47","slug":"montes-holds-kickoff-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/montes-holds-kickoff-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Montes holds kickoff party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3995\" class=\"elementor elementor-3995\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591968ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"591968ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47048fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47048fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Running on a platform \u201cto change the culture of Madera today, for a better Madera tomorrow,\u201d Steve Montes, 35, said he thought it was time to throw his hat into the ring for the city council District 3 seat.<\/p><p>Montes, a lifelong resident of Madera, has a bachelor of arts degree in Business Management and Economics from the University of California Santa Cruz and worked for the City of Madera in the finance and code enforcement departments for ten years. He is married to Rosy and the couple has two children, a son JJ, a senior in high school and Delilah, who is entering kindergarten this fall.<\/p><p>Not a politician, Montes said he was very pleased at the turnout at his first campaign event and it was clear people in Madera not only wanted to be involved in their government, but wanted change, as he spoke with the 40 to 50 residents turning out for the event.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve also gotten over 7,000 likes on Facebook already,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s clear people want to change the culture here. Inclusion, equal economic opportunities, quality public services are key. Stop shifting costs to residents. Transparency is also important \u2014 residents want to be involved and know what is going on in their city.\u201d<\/p><p>Montes said he was committed to Madera and he had the right combination of education and city experience to see it prosper.<\/p><p>\u201cWe need to move (Madera) the right direction. End the \u2018Good \u2018ol Boys Club,\u2019 no handshake deals. We can do better, not be so top heavy. Keep our money in Madera. Invest in our front line employees but be fiscally responsible, pay fairly.\u201d Montes said.<\/p><p>Alex Salazar, president of The Madera Realtors Association, is managing and assisting with the Montes campaign.<\/p><p>Montes invited everyone interested to follow his Facebook campaign page at Steven Montes for City Council 2018 for upcoming events and opportunities where they could participate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running on a platform \u201cto change the culture of Madera today, for a better Madera tomorrow,\u201d Steve Montes, 35, said he thought it was time to throw his hat into the ring for the city council District 3 seat. 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