John will stand up to corporations, wealthy special interests, corruption, and favoritism.

He has the public-service and private-sector experience to produce results.

“As California’s Deputy Secretary for Transportation,

I helped create unique incentive-based contracts that rebuilt Southern California’s highway system in record time.  I led the effort to merge the State Police into the Highway Patrol and effectively eliminated a state agency creating tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, forever. I also enhanced public safety by securing budget authority to hire an additional 400 CHP officers.”

“As a Housing Commissioner in Menlo Park,

I gained alignment to prioritize converting city-owned, downtown parking lots to additional housing supply and parking capacity to improve housing affordability and access to small businesses.” 

“In my private
sector career,

I’ve created projects and companies that built over $1.5 billion of clean energy and water recycling infrastructure. These investments have reduced electricity costs for major California employers and consumers while generating thousands of construction jobs.”

John is an experienced public servant and green-energy jobs creator with a record of delivering results.

  • FREE COLLEGE

    Made Higher Education More Affordable

    • 35,000 students used the program

    • 24% increase in enrollment

  • FRAUD & TRANSPARENCY REFORM

    Uncovered Fraud and Recovered Lost Funds

    John uncovered fraud, fixed it, recovered lost funds, and instituted reforms to increase transparency and protect taxpayers.

    This result should be explicitly connected to his agenda for reforming the Board of Equalization.

  • JOB CREATION

    Built Major Energy Projects and Created Good Jobs

    John’s companies built more than $1 billion in sustainability and energy projects, creating good jobs while helping lower energy costs.

  • GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

    Accelerated Projects and Improved Public Safety

    As California’s deputy secretary for transportation, John used incentive-based contracts to accelerate critical highway projects and consolidated two law-enforcement agencies, creating savings and improving public safety.