A Proud American.
Your Neighbor.
All In for Lake County.

I discovered Lake County by chance, passing through on one of the hardest drives of my life.

Something stopped me in my tracks.

The lakes. The hills. The people.

The feeling that this place was different.

I held onto that feeling for eight years.

In February 2025, I came home.

Now I will give everything for it and every person in it.

My Full Story
How to Vote for Jose
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How to Vote for Jose

Step 1

Find the write-in space for Lake County Commissioner District 2

A voting ballot for the Board of County Commissioners, District 2, in Spanish and English, with options for Jane Doe and a write-in, marked as 'Vote for One' and stamped with 'Sample Ballot' in red.

Step 2

Fill in the bubble next to the write-in candidate line

Voting ballot for Board of County Commissioners District 2, with options for Jane Doe, REP, and a write-in choice, marked with a black dot.

Step 3

Write:
JOSE ELIAS-TORRES
(include the hyphen)

Sample ballot for District 2, Board of County Commissioners, with candidate Jane Doe, marked as Write-in Jose Elias-Torres, and a red stamp reading 'Sample' across it.

What I Stand For

  • A view of electrical transmission towers and power lines against a pale sky, with some trees and a brick wall in the foreground.

    Infrastructure & Smart Growth

    Growth is inevitable. Chaos is not.

  • Multiple white pickup trucks parked in a lot with orange traffic cones, trees, and a hill in the background.

    Government Modernization

    County services must work as fast as our growth

  • A man with glasses and a beard is sitting on a green and yellow tractor, smiling at the camera against a clear blue sky.

    Honoring Our Community's Roots

    Protect the essence that made people want to live here

  • A desk with stacked documents, a folded five-dollar bill, a stack of coins, and a 'TaxeS' document for tax-related paperwork, with an old rotary telephone in the background.

    Fiscal Responsibility

    Your tax dollars should work as hard as you do

  • Close-up of a fire truck's side with various gauges, controls, compartments, and the department's emblem.

    Public Safety

    More people means more need, not less support

  • A young female healthcare worker using a stethoscope on an elderly man sitting on a sofa in a living room.

    Healthcare Access & Seniors

    No resident should have to drive far for care

Full Platform

Lake County Called to Me. Now I Answer for All of It.

This county gave me something I will never forget — peace, community, and a sense of belonging I had been carrying in my heart for eight years before I could call it home. Now that I am here I see what is at stake. The roads that cannot keep pace with growth. The long-time families wondering if their county still has room for them. The seniors who deserve care close to home. The small business owners squeezed by development that does not think about them. I am running because Lake County gave me everything — and I intend to give everything back. For all of it. For all of you.

"This community is family — and together we make Lake County, Lake County."