Shane Smith
Candidate for City Council Member, Merced, District 4 · Councilmember / Legal Counselor
Shane Smith was elected to the Merced City Council in 2022. Before that, he served as a trustee for the Merced City School District, where he says he worked to keep students in school during the pandemic.
Positions in brief
Smith's platform emphasizes economic development, affordable housing and homelessness solutions, maintaining neighborhood infrastructure, and public safety.
He has championed the return of commercial jet service to Merced Yosemite Regional Airport and worked on issues related to relocating the California High-Speed Rail station. His platform calls for supporting job-creating projects while preserving neighborhood character, promoting opportunities for early-career workers, investing in affordable housing and homelessness solutions, diversifying the local economy while protecting agricultural land from sprawl, maintaining parks, trails, and sidewalks, and supporting public safety agencies.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Championed the return of commercial jet traffic to Merced Yosemite Regional Airport
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports investing in affordable housing and homelessness solutions
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Supports diversifying the local economy while protecting agricultural land from sprawl
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports public safety agencies and common-sense public-safety reforms
“quality of life is directly connected to investments made in Merced's residents, neighborhoods, and businesses”
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