By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Mayor Bret Daniels confirmed with The Sentinel on Saturday that he plans to move to Kentucky in December, after finishing his term on the City Council this year.
Daniels said he and his wife are hoping to find a house by the end of summer so that their daughter can attend school in Kentucky at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year.
“My wife and I want to raise our daughter in a more Christian-based culture that respects our rights as parents, and we are tired of an overbearing government system that is primarily focused on the redistribution of wealth and coddles criminals,” Daniels said.
Daniels had announced to city staff during a Strategic Planning meeting in March that this would be his last term in office in Citrus Heights. He was first elected to the council in 1999, and later resigned in 2005, citing personal reasons. He returned to office in 2016, winning election that year despite being outspent 3-to-1 by several other candidates.
According to his bio on the city’s website, from 1980 to 2000, Daniels worked in law enforcement in several capacities, including in the United States Air Force, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. Daniels moved to Citrus Heights in 1973 when his father took a job at the then-recently opened Sunrise Mall.
His current four-year term on the City Council expires at the end of 2024, leaving the District 1 seat on the council up for grabs in the November election this year.
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Citrus Heights Mayor Bret Daniels confirmed with The Sentinel on Saturday that he plans to move to Kentucky in December, after finishing his term on the City Council this year...
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