Thank you for your interest in my campaign. My name is Joshua Rodriguez, and I am running for Long Beach Mayor. This is a great city with wonderful citizens and amazing potential. I want to see Long Beach maximize that potential while helping it to remain a safe and clean city in which to live. My parents immigrated to this great country after fleeing the horrors of the civil war in El Salvador. As a first-generation American, I appreciate and am eternally grateful for the opportunities the United States has afforded me and my family. When you hear the name “Joshua Rodriguez” you should think of a neighbor, a husband, a father, an active police officer, a college graduate, and a marine corps veteran.

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I graduated high school in 2006 and joined the United States Marine Corps in 2007. During my five years of active duty, I worked as a military policeman. Traveling the world and learning about different cultures, I came to appreciate the rich diversity we have here in the U.S. I received several awards and commendations during my service while learning the valuable tools of leadership, proactive communication, conflict resolution, and inclusivity.

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I continued my service to state and country in the California National Guard from 2012-2015, after which I was hired as a Police Officer by my current employer. No stranger to challenges, I was also a college student at this time, and in 2016 I graduated from Brandman University with my bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership.