Pedro Antonio Casas
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- Occupation
- Psychologist
Background
- Holds a doctorate in counseling psychology from UC Santa Barbara (1996) and a bachelor's in psychology from the University of La Verne. source: ballotready.org
- Served as an Army division psychologist and later commanded the 254th Medical Detachment (2011-2013). source: ballotready.org
- Was chief of the Department of Behavioral Health at Fort Meade (2020). source: ballotready.org
- Ran in the March 2024 primary for California's 31st District. source: ballotready.org
- Placed second in the June 2026 District 38 primary with 40.1% of the vote. source: theeastsiderla.com
In their own words
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- Support law enforcement; oppose defunding source: ballotready.org
- Expand behavioral health support for veterans source: ballotready.org
- Address fentanyl's impact on young people source: ballotready.org
- JROTC in every high school and school vouchers source: ballotready.org
- Homelessness: oversight of nonprofit spending, treatment and job reentry source: ballotready.org
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