First elected of office in November of 2010, Carmen works non-stop for the people of Oxnard and beyond. She works with everyone to better the lives and livelihoods of her people, aways standing up for the underdog. She urges   Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a climate emergency for California.

Oxnard Mayor Pro-Temp Carmen Ramirez explains to Governor Newsom how Oxnard fought against big oil and now a clean energy plant is being built. She pleads for Newsom to take to heart the urgency of the climate crisis as fires ragged throughout the sate. She asks the governor to declare a state of emergency for the climate crisis before it’s too late.