-Elliot was born in Long Beach and raised in the small town in central Florida. At age 18 he moved back to Long Beach where he began a project to revitalize the Civic Center by hosting community events and installing drought tolerant landscaping and signage.

He currently serves on the city's Sustainability Commission where he has focused on bringing transparency to the city's oil and gas operations and informing the public about fracking and acidizing. Elliot is a committed activist, he currently serves as the vice chair of Our Revolution - Long Beach and is a founder of Stop Fracking Long Beach a group dedicated to placing a ban on fracking in Long Beach.

• Committed to 100% renewable energy by 2035
• Supports a ban on fracking, acidizing and extreme extraction
• Increase regulation on the sale of water to private companies
• Zero fossil fuels in agriculture by 2035
• Living wages for all workers including agricultural workers
• Guaranteed jobs for all through a job program
• Building public and affordable housing
• Enacting Universal Health Care
• Expanding mental health treatment
• Quality tuition-free Pre-K through College 
• Dual immersion education
• Reducing recidivism amongst incarcerated
• Preparing CA for climate change

Rachel Bruhnke is a lifelong political activist and organizer, and Green Party member since 1992. She has been twice a member of the LA Green Party County Council and was a delegate to the GP State Convention in 2017.

Rachel graduated from CSULB with a B.A. in Political Science emphasizing Latin American Affairs, has a Teaching Credential from CSUDH & an M.S. in Environmental Resource Engineering from Humboldt State University.

She serves on the boards of Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council, the Harry Bridges Institute and the Latin America solidarity organization Witness for Peace/SW and founded L.A. Harbor Peace Coalition.

Rachel is a high school teacher and lives on an urban farm with her daughter, partner and animals in San Pedro. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, Central America. She was the Coordinator of Eco-Cuba at the human rights organization Global Exchange.

Her emphasis on issues of war and peace comes from years seeing the damage caused by U.S. aggressive political and economic foreign policy, especially in Latin America. Our bloated military budget leaves all States behind and fosters a culture of violence by police and in our communities.

She is running on the Green Party's 10 Key Values: Grassroots democracy, social justice and equal opportunity, ecological wisdom, non-violence, decentralization, community-based economics, feminism, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility, future focus and sustainability.

Democracy-in the workplace, in our communities, in our economy, in our politics, will get us to a just and sustainable society. This is my 4th platform point, and I was unable to submit it, as only 3 are allowed.

Building a Localized, Participatory Democracy for All Ages

Protect and Promote our Constitutional Right to Assemble! Promote Local Organizing in AD70 Around Neighborhoods, Not Solely Issues. Proximity Will Assist in Climate and Social Resilience. Enfranchise Voters by Fostering Systems of Direct Engagement through Local "People's Assemblies". Promote Youth Inclusion and Activism.