PSAR realtors hosting Congressional candidates in 53rd District

The Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors’ (PSAR) Government Affairs Committee will host a meet-and-greet reception with candidates in the 53rd Congressional District race from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at the PSAR South County Service Center, 880 Canarios Court, Chula Vista. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free.

The 53rd seat is open due to the pending retirement of Rep. Susan Davis. Davis has held the seat since the district’s creation in 2003. She was first elected to Congress in 2000 in what was then the 49th District.

Candidates appearing on the March primary election ballot have been invited to attend the PSAR reception. Voting by mail begins Feb. 3 and Election Day is a month later.

Some 10 Democrats are certified for the ballot. Leading Democrat candidates include Sara Jacobs, a former Hillary Clinton campaign adviser and member of the Qualcomm-founding family, San Diego City Council President Georgette Gomez, policy advisor Joaquín Vázquez, U.S. Navy veteran Jose Caballero and Marine Corps veteran Janessa Goldbeck. Jacobs and Goldbeck have confirmed their attendance, said PSAR officials.

Three Republicans also are certified for the primary ballot, including software developer Michael Oristian, licensed nurse Famela Ramos and pilot and realtor Chris Stoddard.

The 53rd District includes the communities of Hillcrest, Golden Hill, Kensington, North Park, Old Town, Serra Mesa, Mission Valley, Allied Gardens, Grantville, Del Cerro and San Carlos in central San Diego, along with areas north and south of Interstate 8, including Rolando, Talmadge, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and parts of El Cajon. It also includes Spring Valley, Casa de Oro, Bonita and most of Chula Vista’s Eastlake area east of Interstate 805.

For more information, call PSAR at (619) 421-7811 or visit www.psar.org.