Letter to the editor - Who will not get my vote for Elk Grove mayor

Until receiving this postcard, I was undecided on who to vote for mayor.

Letter to the editor - Who will not get my vote for Elk Grove mayor

Letter to the editor | Re: Elk Grove Mayoral race  

Yesterday, I received a postcard personally addressed to me from Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen asking for my vote.

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As a proud naturalized American citizen, I fully intend to exercise my right to vote in the upcoming mayoral election. However, until now, I haven't made my selection for mayor.

The mayor asked for my vote based on my Filipino heritage by showing other Filipinos supporting her.

How insulting!

Mayor Singh-Allen, do you think showing a few other people who share my Filipino ancestry is reason enough to vote for you? Her view of why I vote for one candidate over another is disrespectful, and it’s bigotry at its lowest form and assumes all Filipinos think alike, unable to make our own decisions independently. 

As I said, until receiving this postcard, I was undecided on who to vote for mayor. I can now say that I will not vote for Singh-Allen.   

I am most certainly proud of my Filipino heritage but am now a proud American citizen. Mayor Singh-Allen, please treat me like an American - I deserve nothing less. 

The writer/voter asked that their identity not be revealed. The voter's name on the postcard image below has been blurred at their request, but their identity has been verified.