Loading ...Janet Nguyen has raised just $4,600 specifically for her Senate bid in the first half of the year, although she also transferred another $106,000 from her supervisorial campaign account, according to the O.C. Register. After expenses, that left her with $104,000 on hand as of June 30 – but she has another $347,000 in a 2020 supervisorial campaign account, most of which she can also transfer to the Senate campaign treasury.
But will any of this avail her if the ongoing FBI and FPPC investigations into Nguyen’s fundraising efforts results in criminal charges – that most likely would start with a raid of her office and perhaps her home as well?
Nguyen’s main opponent for the 34th State Senate District, RSCCD Trustee Jose Solorio, who termed out of the Assembly in 2012, began actively raising funds for the 2014 bid back in 2011. Through the first half of this year, he’s raised $64,000, bringing his balance to $353,000 as of the reporting period that ended June 30, according to the O.C. Register.
An FBI raid would surely finish off Nguyen. With a Democrat in the White House is it really a stretch to imagine that the FBI might raid her office – which would put a Democrat, Solorio, in the catbird seat leading into the 2014 Primary Elections?
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How unfortunate that Solorio is her only real competition. He was a zero as an Assemblyman, voting only party line.
If Janet goes down, some one needs to step up and keep this seat out of Democrat hands. Is it too soon for Travis Allen?
His Vietnamese is about as good as hers.
Oh that would be cool but Jim Silva is in the race too. He is not all that great but anyone is better than the corrupt Janet.
The last thing we need is that dinosaur getting back in politics.
The worst option is Janet Nguyen. That’s not even debatable.
As I recall, Solorio lost a pile of money to Kindee Durkee. If he’s at +$350k, that’s quite a recovery and a clue to the kind of support he might have.
Good point. He should have had far more but has recovered quickly.
Great recovery considering he’s not been in a real visible office from which to beg for funds, unless it was just money Durkee didn’t have. His blind reliance on her, like the others she scammed, raises significant questions regarding his judgment and business sense. He failed to protect his political lifeline. The only smart thing he’s done since leaving the Assembly was getting rid of that cheesy mustache.
I think Janet is spoiled goods with the Cal optima shake-downs. She made it worse with the everybody does it comment.(Very immature) Hopefully, Republican shot callers will not put all their eggs in her basket.
What is the chance of Van Tran throwing his hat in this one? As I recall, Van took one for the team when this seat opened way back and it meant Daucher losing to Correa by 1%.
I think Travis would be a strong candidate against Solorio but I don;t see Solorio appealing to viet or white moderate voters with a Vietnamese candidate like Van Tran.
I could see Van jumping in, but only if Janet gets carted off in handcuffs first.