Rudy Reyes (activist)

Rudy Reyes (born February 27, 1977) is an American teacher, archaeologist, cannabis rights activist, chef. Reyes was a contestant on the reality television competition, , on the .
Career
A resident of San Diego County, California, Reyes for his role in the Cedar Fire of 2003. During the fire, he helped others get to safety first, before he was trapped by the fire. Reyes soaked himself in the shower, and ran more than a mile through the fire. He sustained burns over approximately 70 percent of his body, and lost one ear and part of a finger. Reyes has had numerous surgeries and uses cannabis salve to aid healing of his skin. According to Reyes, vaporized marijuana was more effective than other drugs prescribed for pain while he was hospitalized.
After the Witch Creek wildfire burned the same area four years later in 2007, Reyes became critical of his representative on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Dianne Jacob, for her vote to spend the county's resources to file a lawsuit against California's medical marijuana law, Proposition 215, which was passed by voters in 1996, rather than using the public's money to build a hospital and for fire prevention. Reyes decided to run against the incumbent. He was unable to defeat Jacob, but Reyes won more than 20,000 votes, about 22 percent, in the June 3, 2008, election. Rudy Reyes volunteers as a mentor for young burn survivors and spokesperson for United Way and the Burn Institute.
Reyes ran for Santee, California City Council in 2010, San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 2012, and for Santee Mayor, against 12-year incumbent Randy Voepel, in 2012.
2020 presidential campaign
Reyes was nominated by the Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMNP) to run for Vice President of the United States in 2020. However, to the considerable surprise of the LMNP, their original presidential nominee, Mark Elsworth, won the Democratic nomination for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, and as a result withdrew from the nomination. Reyes was subsequently re-nominated by the LMNP this time for President.

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