Assemblyman Carlos Villapudua was elected in November 2020 to represent District 13 – composed of areas throughout Stockton, Tracy, Mountain House, Lodi, and Thornton – at the State Assembly. He was born and raised in Stockton and graduated from California State University, Sacramento. He previously served on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors for eight years and was the CEO of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. 1. Why should people get vaccinated? The vaccine is a critical component for us to achieve herd immunity and finally put this pandemic behind us. Not only will it save lives and protect our communities, it will help get our economy back on track and ensure a sustained reopening to get people back to work and kids back to the classrooms full-time.