11/09/2018
I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of the “Santee Proud” that fought so very diligently to make sure we maintain our long term family values! This was a true reminder of why I decided to raise my family in Santee. To Evlyn Andrade-Heymsfield, though we have very different views politically, you were dedicated to your campaign and worked very hard! Congratulations on a hard fought race! There are SO MANY people, that I know I am going to miss some, but please know I could never have won with out all of you. From defending the truth on FB and other social media to knocking doors, making phone calls and waiving signs. You are all amazing and my family and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts! There is still a lot of work to be done in Santee and I think we have a majority of the council that will be ready to get that work done to make sure Santee continues to prosper. So to start off, I want to thank my wife Dawn McNelis and our kids Hailey and Tyler for enduring the harsh ridicule of our name and standing strong with me the whole time. In no particular order, I must also thank Anita and Andy Bautista, Darlene Bautista-Homer, Jon Homer, Dustin Trotter, Justin Schlaefli, James Buksa, Brian Jones, Jordan Gascon, Stephanie Price, Tony Kravarik, Bob Lloyd, Dustin Webster, Buddy Rabaya, John Hossick, Jordon Marks, Jesse Kendrick, Andrew Hayes, Jayson Kamoss, Samson Osburn Rancho Fanita, Martha Rotzler Tassi,Michael Ranson, Mimi Hendrix, Mike Clinkenbeard, Brad Herring, Patrick Bunch, Sarah Wood, Steve Kerchner, Ellen Black, Aivi Dolan Phung, Mike Dolan, Michael A. Schwartz, Ed and Tami Ferrari, Warren and Barb Savage, Frank Hilliker, Dean Velasco, Kristine Costa, Allen Bunge, Bob Schultz, Kuipo Lawler, KS Smith, Barry Jantz, Theodore Wilson, Lynda Marrokal, Bobby Weichelt, Les Ford, Laura Koval, Adam Paul, Paul Campbell, Bill Halsey, Dan Bickford, Mayor John Minto, Jill Barto, Ronn Hall, Jimmy Buksa, Daniel Buksa, Chad Hughes, John Olsen, Marsi Sampson, Heidi De La Cruz, Dustin Burns, Elana Levens-Craig, the TGIF Crew, and so many more that I know I am just missing right now. I thank you all again.
Very Sincerely,
Rob McNelis