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First District candidates forum set for January 6 in Santa Ana

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2015 Elections, Entertainment, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Leave a comment

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2014

Contact: Connie Hamilton, Connect-to-Council, 714-745-1692, connect-to-council@earthlink.net

Connect-to-Council to present Candidates Forum for Orange County Supervisor, First District, on January 6, 2014

Santa Ana, CA, – Connect-to-Council, along with promotional support from the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce and Westminster Chamber of Commerce, is presenting a Candidates Forum for the voters of Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Westminster. This forum will feature candidates that are running for the First District of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. This will be a special election taking place on January 27.

This forum will take place on Tuesday, January 6, 2014, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Rancho Santiago Community College District Board Room, located at 2323 N Broadway, in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

The candidates for the First District Special Election are set

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Chris Phan, Chuyen Van Nguyen, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Lou Correa, Lupe Moreno, Orange County, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Hanging out with Democrats didn’t work out for Chris Phan

The field for the First District’s Special Election, to replace Janet Nguyen, who was elected to the 34th State Senate District in the November, 2014 General Election, is now set. The candidates include (appearing below in the order they will be placed on the ballot):

Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana), California State Senator
Andrew Do (R-Garden Grove), Supervisor’s Chief/Businessowner
Lupe Morfin-Moreno (R-Santa Ana), Office Specialist
Chuyen Van Nguyen (NPP-Garden Grove), Television News Anchor
Chris Phan (R-Garden Grove), Councilmember/Deputy DA

Phan had a shot at earning the endorsement of the Republican Party of Orange County (OC GOP) tonight but he blew it when he stupidly sat down for an interview with liberal blogger Greg Diamond of the Orange Juice Blog. Phan made one statement in particular that cost him the endorsement: Continue reading→

Poll – will you vote for Do or Correa in the First Supervisorial District?

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Lou Correa, Orange County, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana 4 Comments

Pictured: Andrew Do and Janet Nguyen

There might be a half dozen candidates interested in replacing Supervisor Janet Nguyen in the First Supervisorial District – but make no mistake about it, this race will come to two candidates – Andrew Do (Nguyen’s former Chief of Staff) and Lou Correa.

Do has already lined up the support of Supervisor Nguyen, along with Supervisor Pat Bates, Senator and Congresswoman-Elect Mimi Walters and Congressman Ed Royce. This means the OC GOP establishment is firmly lining up behind Do – not Garden Grove Councilman Chris Phan.

Correa already had about $600K in his campaign war chest – but now he also has the support of the Orange County Employees Association (the OCEA) and he has the backing of two high profile Republicans – OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and OCDA Tony Rackauckas. Continue reading→

Janet Nguyen’s former Chief of Staff to run for the 1st District

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Politics, Republican Party, Westminster Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: November 20, 2014
Contact: Dave Gilliard, 916-626-6804

Andrew Do to Run for Supervisor in First District Special Election
Nguyen, Bates,Walters and Royce to serve as Campaign Co-Chairs

Westminster, CA – – Today, Andrew Do announced his candidacy for Orange County Supervisor in the First District, where a special election will be called soon to replace Senator-elect Janet Nguyen.

Supervisor Nguyen, along with Supervisor Pat Bates, Senator and Congresswoman-Elect Mimi Walters and Congressman Ed Royce will serve as honorary co-chairs of Do’s campaign.

“I am honored that so many community leaders have encouraged me to run for Supervisor to follow in the footsteps of Janet Nguyen, who has done such a tremendous job for our communities,” said Do. Continue reading→

The OC Supervisors are moving forward with the homeless shelter on Normandy Place

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in homeless, Janet Nguyen, Lou Correa, Orange County, Santa Ana, Vince Sarmiento 6 Comments

Photo by: Andrew Galvin

The Orange County Board of Supervisors is apparently going to ignore the Santa Ana City Council’s attempt to place a moratorium on the building of a homeless shelter in the middle of a poor Latino neighborhood on the East side, on Normandy Place.

The agenda for the Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 18, 2014, includes this item:

Direct staff to move forward with 1217 E. Normandy Place, Santa Ana, CA project; accept grant deed document to transfer fee title to County of Orange; and authorize Chief Real Estate Officer or designee to sign related documents, make minor modifications under certain conditions and perform related actions – District 1.

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Why Correa is no sure bet to replace Nguyen in the First District

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2015 Elections, Chris Phan, Janet Nguyen, Jose Solorio, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, Lou Correa, Miguel Pulido, Politics, Santa Ana 6 Comments

Now that First District County Supervisor Janet Nguyen is packing her bags for Sacramento, where she will become the State Senator in the 34th District in January, it is time to select a new Supervisor to take her place. A special election will be held in February, which means there will be very little time for the candidates to make their case to the voters.

Former Supervisor Lou Correa, who is terming out in the 34th State Senate District, wants to return to the OC Board of Supervisors. He quit the First District a few years ago when he headed to Sacramento. Nguyen took his place in the First District and in a weird bit of karma is taking his place in Sacramento now.

The Orange County Employees Association has already announced that they are endorsing Correa, on the premise that he can bring back more tax revenue to the County. Continue reading→

Janet Nguyen in fourth place in her campaign for the OC GOP Central Committee in the 68th A.D.

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Elections, Janet Nguyen, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Supervisor Janet Nguyen has miraculously risen in the election results, in her campaign for the OC GOP Central Committee, in the 68th Assembly District. She is now in fourth place. But her former hatchet man, Anrew Do, is still dead last in a field of 12 candidates.

Nguyen is behind Mark McCurdy and barely ahead of Steve Nagel. Ed Royce, Sr. and Kermit Marsh are in first and second place respectively.

Matt Harper, who works for Nguyen, barely won a seat on the 67th District.

And Janet’s pick in the 4th Supervisorial District, Harry Sidhu, came in second to Shawn Nelson and he lost in the 69th A.D. OC GOP Central Committee.

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Is Supervisor Janet Nguyen backing Democrat Joe Dovinh for the 68th A.D.?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Democratic Party, Elections, Garden Grove, Janet Nguyen, Politics, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Stanton, Vietnamese Leave a comment

I had heard that Supervisor Janet Nguyen was supporting Democrat Joe Dovinh for the 68th Assembly District, but now we have proof. I passed by the Lee’s Sandwiches in Stanton, which is owned by her husband, Garden Grove Planning Commissioner Tom Bonikowski, and her Chief of Staff, Andrew Do (who is also a Garden Grove Councilman) today, and lo and behold there was a Dovinh for Assembly sign on their lawn! (See the picture above).

Dovinh is living with Garden Grove Councilwoman Dina Nguyen, according to the Bolsavik blog. Dina is allied with Assemblyman Van Tran, who is supposed to be at odds with Janet Nguyen.

Janet is NOT supporting her fellow Republican, Orange County Board of Education Trustee Long Pham, who is running for the 68th Assembly District as well, in the Republican primary.

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