Shafter High Grad Rubio To Run for Florez's State Senate Seat in 2010

The longer stories are on the sidebar. Dean Florez will be termed out in 2010 and, he hopes, moving on up to Lt. Governor.

Michael Rubio graduated from SHS in 1995 and has had quite a rise. He lives in Bakersfield now, but is tied both personally and professionally (he got his political start working for Florez) to Shafter.

Interesting, however, that Florez and Rubio don't seem to be coordinating much now, judging by Dean's comments.

I'd say that Rubio received quite a gift in the words of Kern County Republican Chair Ken Duncan who says that Rubio really should be thinking about his own finances more. "You know, Ken, I just have this problem with putting the public good, first. It's probably my greatest weakness."