Is San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti going to run for Congress?

Tonight, the Stockton business owner – that represents a portion of Stockton, Manteca north of Yosemite Avenue, and Lathrop on the east side of the San Joaquin River  on the Board of Supervisors – is the beneficiary of a $250-per-person fundraiser in Beverly Hills where former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and comedic actor Jon Lovitz will be on hand to entertain guests.

The event is being organized and paid for by the “Tom Patti for Congress Exploratory Committee” according to a flier for the event that was circulating on social media and was linked to in a story in USA Today that appeared online on Friday.

That flier, which invites potential donors to join Tyson and Lovitz “for an evening fighting for California’s future” and notes that those in attendance will get the chance to “meet county supervisor Tom Patti,” listed the fundraiser at taking place at the same address of the Hilton and Hyland Real Estate Company – which bills itself as “the leading Los Angeles luxury real estate company.”

The $250-per-person charge apparently covers one person’s admission to the two-hour event – which runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. VIP tickets were available that will allow guests for a private reception and photographs with Lovitz and Tyson for $1,000-per-person.

Limited sponsorships are also available.

Patti, who at one time was an up-and-coming amateur boxer, lived in Catskill, New York with legendary boxing trainer Cus D’Amato at the same time that the then-amateur Tyson lived and trained at the facility.

Their friendship was the focus of a USA Today story that appeared online on Friday, noting that Tyson encouraged Patti to run for office – which he successfully did in 2016 when he was elected to the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

Patti, the current board chairman, would have to unseat Democratic congressman Jerry McNerney – who dethroned rising Republican star and chairman of the House Resources Committee Richard Pombo in 2006 – in order to earn a seat in Washington.

Lovitz, a one-time Saturday Night Live cast member, has been active in Hollywood since in the 1980’s – playing characters such as the animated Jay Sherman in The Critic and Max Lewis on NewsRadio and has done voice acting in films such as Hotel Transylvania in recent years.