Homegrown Candidate With Fresh Ideas

My name is Riaz Surti. I am Running to Build a Better and Safer Cerritos!

Riaz Surti is a homegrown candidate, Cerritos Dad, City Commissioner, and Small Business Owner running for Cerritos City Council to fight for Seniors, Youth, Parents, and Families to Keep Cerritos Safe.

Son of immigrants. His parents came with nothing so that their children could realize the American Dream in Southern California. Through hard work and sacrifice, Riaz’s family opened a dry cleaner where Riaz worked every day after school. 

Family Man. Riaz and Sara are proud parents of two kids: Noah and Nyla. Both kids attend ABC schools and went on to college. Riaz and Sara works to instill the values of hard work, faith, and service that their parents taught them.

Business experience. Riaz has extensive business experience. He worked in the fast food industry since the age of 18 years, learning hard work and perseverance.. He went on to become a multi-store franchisee of KFC's and Taco Bell all over Southern California. After selling his franchises, he went on to food manufacturing of South Asian food products selling nationwide to Whole Foods, Costco, and Sam's Club. Riaz now owns an e-commerce company selling health and wellness products nationwide. As a business, owner Riaz understands budgets, has managed hundreds of employees, and has vision to grow and protect the city of Cerritos.

Government Service. When Cerritos faced the economic challenges as other cities in California did, Riaz was asked to serve on the Economic Development Commission to help addressed the challenges Cerritos was facing with the loss of redevelopment revenue. On the Economic Development Commission, Riaz helped bring businesses to Cerritos in order to create jobs and tax dollars, including Tour Les Jours, Amazon Fresh, Raising Caines, and more.