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A source told Action News that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will make a campaign stop in Santa Cruz Tuesday before heading to Monterey.The Vermont senator is expected to be at the Kaiser Permanente Arena at 12:30 p.m. Doors open at 10 a.m.On Thursday night, KSBW learned that Sanders planned to campaign on the Central Coast.Sources with the Sanders campaign and Monterey city leaders said the Vermont senator will hold a rally on the Colton Hall lawn in Monterey at 7 p.m. Tuesday."I'm glad Bernie is coming out to the same county to speak to the same people. The same potential voters," said Truitt Grant, a CSUMC graduate student.Ariel Ayres, of Monterey, is excited. "I'm really excited. I'm a Bernie supporter and if I got to see him, that would be pretty fantastic.""Opportune timing for this area to have Bernie Sanders come and energize all these people to hopefully go out there and bring his numbers up," said Shawn Orgel-Olson, Santa Cruz for Bernie lead organizer.Orgel-Olson said his Santa Cruz supporters will be at the rally Tuesday to support the candidate, but also recruit volunteers."It's the perfect chance to get them looped in to our activities," Orgel-Olson said. "Get them knocking doors, get them making phone calls, recruiting other volunteers, that's what we need in this stage of the campaign."It is unknown if Sanders will visit other Central Coast cities as he continues his push to capture enough votes to win the California presidential primary on June 7.On Wednesday, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton gave a speech at Hartnell College in Salinas for a campaign rally.Right now, Clinton has a total of 2,309 delegates, while Sanders is trailing with 1,539."I think the amount of delegates in California with a Bernie win, will make a difference," said Daniel Cook, from Monterey."If Bernie could have a huge win here, it would certainly send a message to the convention that Bernie is really in this," Orgel-Olson said.PHOTOS: Hillary Clinton stumps in Salinas