San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher introduced March 26 he’ll examine right into a rehabilitation middle this week for alcohol abuse, trauma, and post-traumatic stress.
Fletcher will forgo his marketing campaign for state senate, which he launched Feb. 6, to deal with his well being.
“For a few years, I’ve been affected by devastating post-traumatic stress related to fight piled on prime of intense childhood trauma that’s been exacerbated by alcohol abuse. Whereas I’ve shared a few of these challenges publicly, they run a lot deeper than I’ve acknowledged.” Fletcher wrote on Twitter March 26.
The previous marine additionally stated he’s optimistic for his restoration and that he’s specializing in what he must do proper now for his well being and household.
His spouse, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, wrote on social media, “I really like my husband and recognize his willingness to place our household first.”
Whereas Fletcher will likely be on medical depart, his employees will proceed to serve District 4 constituents, in keeping with his workplace. His present time period ends in January 2027.
He served on lively responsibility within the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2007, with excursions in Iraq, the Close to East, and the Horn of Africa.
“He was adorned for valor underneath enemy hearth and has been an advocate for navy veterans ever since founding a veterans basis to assist these fighting [post traumatic stress] and efficiently overturning unjust deportations of immigrant servicemembers,” in keeping with his web site.
Fletcher was first elected to the county board of supervisors in 2019 and reelected in 2022.
Previous to that, he served as state Assemblyman in 2008 and was re-elected in 2010 for a second two-year time period.
His spouse, Lorena, served in California’s eightieth state Meeting District from 2013 to 2022.
Supervisor Nathan Fletcher to hunt therapy for submit traumatic stress and finish Senate marketing campaign to deal with well being and household. Learn his assertion beneath. pic.twitter.com/5SBV5SkZW3
— Supervisor Nathan Fletcher (@SupFletcher) March 27, 2023