Thank you for visiting my website.                                                                                                        May 2012

As a 30-yr small business owner, family man and long time resident of Riverside County (41-yrs) I am proud to be a candidate for Riverside County Supervisor - First District.  I am honored to have the support of so many great volunteers, community leaders, elected officials and several key organizations (including the Riverside County Farm Bureau, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the California Small Business Association). You can see our growing list of supporters on the left side of this page.

The June 5th election is just around the corner.  If you would like to volunteer at our campaign headquarters, help walk door to door, or would like a campaign yard sign - just send an email to:  brittaney@KevinJeffries.com  or call 951-678-4730.

Please take a moment to review the "Issues" page. You will quickly see that I will be fighting to create new jobs in Riverside County and to keep our communities safe. I will also respect private property rights while protecting our quality of life in Riverside County. I am also helping lead a statewide 12 point Pension Reform Plan that will apply to state, city, county and school employees, and I have led the call to eliminate the taxpayer funded pensions for County Supervisors that reach or exceed six figures just for being elected. Im also the ONLY candidate in this race who is NOT already receiving or entitled to a taxpayer funded pension. I will fund my own retirement out of my pocket - not yours!

If you would like to know more about my personal background please take a look at "About Kevin."  Im hoping you will agree that my lifelong dedication to serving the citizens of Riverside County (as a Park Board Director, water board Director, non-profit Board member, small business owner & advocate, 29 year volunteer firefighter, LAFCO commissioner, and state Legislator) all give me the unique and valuable experience to serve you as your next First District Supervisor.

As always - My door is open and I encourage you to use this website to get to know me better and to offer any suggestions you may have to make Riverside County an even better place to live, work and enjoy!

Respectfully,
Kevin Jeffries

                                                      First District Hot Topic Update:

April 28th Update:  Desperation is showing when the 5 term (20 year) Incumbent went negative with his first campaign mailer.  The Incumbent attacked the 3rd candidate in this race for having a public employee pension valued at over $100,000.  The entrenched Incumbent somehow forget to mention that he has already amassed his own $139,000 public employee pension just for repeatedly being re-elected (his pension could spike to near $150,000 if he gets re-elected). Not sure how that slipped his mind. 

Not surprisingly the 5 term Incumbent then took aim at the Jeffries campaign. He chided Jeffries for not being aligned with the failed policies of former Governor Schwarzenegger and for past support from public safety groups. Again the Incumbent somehow forget to mention that his own campaign has accepted nearly $17,000 in labor union contributions in just the past five years!  Is he actually trying to deceive everyone or has he really forgotten about what he has done while in office these past 20 years?    

1.  The County Sheriff notified the Board of Supervisors on March 29th that the ratio of deputies assigned to protect county residents has dropped from 1.2 deputies per 1,000 residents in 2010 to 0.90 per 1,000 residents today and is projected to drop even more to 0.75 per 1,000 residents this summer. The Sheriff also reported that violent and property crimes are on the rise in many commuities.  (see Press Enterprise Article dated 3/29/12)

2.  800,000 California Homeowners may soon be hit with a special $150 per home state fire prevention tax. Thousands of Riverside County homeowners including many living near Lake Mathews, Temescal Canyon, Goodhope, Meadowbrook, El Cariso, Lakeland Village, La Cresta, Tenaja and DeLuz could be impacted by this tax. Legislation authored by Kevin Jeffries to repeal and STOP the tax passed with bipartisan support during its first committee hearing and vote at the State Capitol.  (see Press Enterprise article dated 3/26/12)

3.  A decision last year by a bare majority of the Board of Supervisors (supported by the First District incumbent) to officially support and endorse Governor Browns “realignment” plan which included $58 billion in taxes and a plan to keep inmates in our county jails (instead of sending them to state prison) is now turning into a possible public safety crisis for Riverside County. With our county jails at capacity law enforcement officials are reporting that convicted offenders are being released back into our communities and that the number of parolees (many with violent backgrounds) impacting our services and communities will grow by an additional 450 above projections!  Had “Realignment” not been approved over 402 convicted inmates would now be in state prisons and not overwhelming our county system.  (see Press Enterprise article 2/28/12)

4.  Despite repeated requests and pleas from local cities and Fire Chief’s a divided Board of Supervisors has not agreed to open a near $100 million per year exclusive contract with an out of state ambulance firm. With a majority still opposed (First District Incumbent opposing) a renewed contract (without competitive bidding) will not allow the county and many cities to seek better response times, improved care and save money according to local officials.  (see Press Enterprise article 2/29/12).

5.  A divided Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 (First District Incumbent opposed) to make front line Firefighter staffing at our local fire stations a top budget priority.  During my 29 years of service as a Vol-Firefighter I publicly supported increasing staffing at our local fire stations to meet the ever increasing amount of emergency calls resulting from population growth - including adding full time Firefighters at the El Cariso Fire Station to serve the dangerous Ortega Hwy. Using our hard earned tax dollars to keep our communities safe must be the first priority of government. (1/24/12)

6.  In a huge victory for private property rights the Board of Supervisors reversed two previous votes to impose a moratorium (previously supported by the First District Incumbent) on hundreds of property owners in and around the community of La Cresta. Property owners still had to pay their property taxes during the moratorium but they were prohibited from seeking permits to build a home or garage on the land they owned. (1/24/12, see Californian article)