Jose Solorio for the 34th State Senate District
OC REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE JANET NGUYEN QUIETLY SEEKING & ACCEPTING UNION MONEY
Santa Ana, CA — Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen has been quietly seeking union endorsements and money on the campaign trail. Below is one example.
Behind in fundraising and trying to get support from wherever possible, Nguyen has violated the so-called “Baugh Manifesto” by accepting public union PAC money. Continue reading
The Friends of Santa Ana Council Member Michele Martinez, invite you to attend a Fundraising Reception for Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Ward 2.
Diego’s in Downtown Santa Ana
224 E. 3rd St., Santa Ana, CA 92701
Thursday, May 15, 2014
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Continue reading
Celebrate an Early Cinco de Mayo with State Senate Candidate Jose Solorio and his Democratic Party supporters today at noon.
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WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2014, from 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm Continue reading
Think about it. Tom Daly, a career Democratic politician who is representing the 69th Assembly District – the most Hispanic legislative seat in Orange County, and Janet Nguyen, the Republican County Supervisor who is running for the 34th State Senate District, are both in the same hot seat. Both have been challenged by popular Latino candidates. Daly is facing off in the June Primary against SAUSD Trustee Ceci Iglesias while Nguyen is being opposed by a college Trustee, Jose Solorio, who previously served in the 69th Assembly District.
I know for a fact that Solorio is thrilled that Nguyen is in the race as she is so corrupt that it is going to be easy for him to slam her in the mail. He won’t do that now as he will hold his fire for the November General Election. And as we wrote earlier this week, Solorio is very busy overseeing a massive Latino voter registration effort in Central Orange County.
Nguyen could not have been pleased to see Iglesias get into the race against Daly. Iglesias will bring out the Latino vote and they will surely vote for Solorio, not Nguyen, in the 34th State Senate District. I don’t see much crossover vote for Nguyen from Iglesias supporters. Not after what she did to CalOptima, the public agency that oversees health benefits for OC seniors. Continue reading
Say what you will about Jose Solorio, but he knows the score. As the Democratic Party’s sole candidate in the race to replace Lou Correa in the 34th State Senate District, Solorio is quite aware that he must pull out all the stops in order to beat the leading Republican candidate, and Queen of corruption, Janet Nguyen, in what is a very purple district. Continue reading
From the OC Political Blog
The heat’s still on. First District County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, the Orange County GOP’s Local Elected Official of the Year, has been fingered AGAIN by the union-funded Voice of OC for conspiring with two CalOptima Board members to ignore a Federal audit critical of their leadership: CalOptima Leaders Shelved Critical Audit. Tracy Wood reports:
The move killed a chance to fix at least some potential problems as much as a year before federal auditors discovered one of CalOptima’s programs posed a “serious threat to the health and safety” of participants. According to meeting records and emails, Nguyen and CalOptima board Vice Chairman Lee Penrose, who is president and CEO of St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton, put off making a decision on which firm to hire. County Health Care Agency Director Mark Refowitz, who became board chairman during the process, didn’t act to ensure that the work was done.
Tom Daly and Francisco Barragan
When SAUSD School Board Member Cecilia Iglesias ran for Congress back in 2010, she gathered over 10,000 signatures so that she could qualify for the ballot as an independent candidate. While she did not prevail in the election she showed us all that she was a viable candidate in Santa Ana, in a race that featured the powerhouse that is Democratic U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez and a former State Assemblyman, Van Tran, who was at the time still a dominant player in central Orange County.
Iglesias confirmed this when she ran for the SAUSD School Board in 2012, this time as Republican. While at the time I was unsure that she would do well in our city as a member of the GOP, she proved me wrong by becoming the top vote-getter in that election – she garnered more votes than two incumbents, Rob Richardson and Jose Alfredo Hernandez. That surely was a wake-up call for them as well.
Now Iglesias is challenging a Democrat, Tom Daly, who was elected to the 69th Assembly District in 2012 when three Latino Democrats split the Hispanic vote in that year’s Open Primary. Those candidates included Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez; labor organizer Julio Perez and an accountant named Francisco Barragan. While Martinez is still in power and Perez recently got appointed to a top labor post, Barragan has resorted to stalking candidates he doesn’t like, on their Facebook pages. Continue reading
Long Pham, a Republican candidate for the 34th State Senate district is hosting a campaign office Grand Opening and Precinct Walk on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 10:00 am at 9191 Bolsa Avenue, Ste. 209, in Westminster.
Coffee and refreshments will be served. For more information about Long Pham’s campaign for the 34th State Senate District please click here or call 949.500.9887 or 714.727.5805.
Winning election to Orange County School Board in 2008 was not Long Pham’s first major electoral victory. The nationally renowned nuclear engineer and self-made Republican businessman was elected in 2000 by over 125,000 engineers nationally to serve as Vice President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Continue reading
SAUSD Trustee Cecilia Iglesias is hosting a campaign fundraiser for her race for the 69th Assembly District, which includes most of Santa Ana, on April 10, 2014, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the home of Dr. Kerry Reynolds, at 15100 Kings Road, in Newport Beach. Dress is business casual.
The event is billed as a “Taco Night” and will feature tacos and margaritas. A donation of $100 is requested. RSVP to Teresa Hernandez at 949-533-8387 or via email at twinsok@mac.com.
The Host Committee includes: Continue reading
Thomas Gordon, Member of the OC GOP Endorsement Committee
The OC GOP’s Endorsement Committee met last night to consider a handful of candidates. They ended up punting on two races where Republicans are facing off against each other, but then their true colors emerged when they reviewed the candidates for OC Auditor-Controller.
It was of course never in doubt that they would endorse good old boy Eric Woolery. That is of course disturbing since it is highly unlikely that Woolery will actual audit the Republicans on the Board of Supervisors or their handpicked agency heads. But the worst was yet to come – after they announced their endorsement.
“Thomas Gordon noted that Mike Dalati (a Democratic candidate for OC Auditor-Controller) is Karina Onofre’s fiancee, to the laughter of the entire room,” as reported by the OC Political blog, which is essentially the new Red County blog. Continue reading
Senior OC Deputy District Attorney Jeff Ferguson, a candidate for Orange County Judge, Seat #35, is hosting a campaign fundraising reception on Thursday, April 10, 2014, from 5 pm to 7 pm, at the Olde Ship, located at 1120 West 17th St. in Santa Ana.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. Campaign donations will be accepted. Ferguson’s honors and awards include: Continue reading
Carlos Vasquez
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Anaheim) is launching her re-election campaign for the 46th Congressional District this Saturday. And this time there are four men trying to take her out.
Chances are none of them will prevail but one of them will at least advance to the November General Election as the June Election is a Top Two Open Primary.
So who will be the top guy? Let’s have a look at the candidates:
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CONGRESSWOMAN LORETTA SANCHEZ TO LAUNCH 2014 RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Anaheim, Calif. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez will launch her official 2014 congressional re-election campaign with a patriotic barbecue TOMORROW from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PST at her campaign headquarters, 605 N. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA, 92805.
“Serving the people of California’s 46th district is a true honor and a privilege. I am grateful every day that the residents of Orange County have elected me to work for them for the past 17 years. Continue reading
Santa Ana Unified School District Trustee Cecilia Iglesias Enters 69th District Assembly Race
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2014
ORANGE COUNTY, CA – School Board Trustee Cecilia “Ceci” Iglesias kicked off her campaign on Wednesday at the Mexicanisimo Restaurant in Santa Ana. With a large coalition of supporters, Iglesias enters the race as the leading Republican for the seat.
“My campaign is about putting our community first and not letting the Sacramento political establishment dictate what is best for the residents of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Orange,” Iglesias said. “My goal is to reach out to all residents of the 69th District to tell them that I will work to represent our entire community, regardless of political affiliation.” Continue reading
Correa is backing Solorio, not Nguyen, to replace him in the State Senate
For Immediate Release: March 10, 2014
For More Information Contact: Maricela Taylor – mobile: (714) 794-8431
SENATOR CORREA BACKS SOLORIO TO REPLACE HIM IN THE 34th SENATE DISTRICT
Santa Ana, CA – State Senator Lou Correa has formally endorsed Jose Solorio as the candidate to replace him in the 34th Senate District. Correa’s endorsement comes as the race for the seat is becoming among the most watched and hotly-contested in California. Continue reading
