When deciding who to vote for in the upcoming provincial election, it's important to think locally.After all, you are electing someone whose main responsibility is to look after your immediate local needs. The things that matter most to you in your community.York West residents need a champion at Queen's Park. Someone who not only knows the area and the challenges it faces, but who also knows the residents intimately.Of all of the candidates running in York West, only Tom Rakocevic truly fits this bill.Rakocevic has lived his whole life in York West. He went to all local schools, starting at Derrydown Public School, moving on to Elia Middle School before attending C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute and York University.But it's not just that. Throughout his life, Rakocevic has spent countless hours volunteering in the community. He knows the area, he knows the residents, he knows the issues.Rakocevic has been a champion for York West residents in the fight for lower auto insurance rates. York West residents pay some of the highest auto insurance rates anywhere in the province. Rakocevic has organized information sessions and has constantly spoken out against the unfairness of our current auto insurance system where people living in places like Rosedale pay a significantly lower auto insurance rate than people living in York West.If elected to Queen's Park, there is no doubt that Rakocevic would fight to lower auto insurance rates for York West residents.Last year when York West was heavily impacted by two different floods causing a significant amount of damage, Rakocevic organized meetings providing residents with paperwork and information on how to get city rebates to install backflow preventers in order to help protect their homes from future flooding.This election in York West is not about the past, but it is about the future.The residents of York West need a change. They need a representative in Queen's Park who cares deeply about his community and who will put the residents of York West first. They need someone who is out there in the community who will be available to talk to, and more importantly, listen to residents about their concerns. Someone who will fight tooth and nail for the issues that matter most to the residents of York West.That person is Tom Rakocevic.