Carl DeMaio and his partner
Have you wondered why Republican Carl DeMaio, a former openly gay Councilman, who ran against San Diego’s now ousted pervy Mayor, Bob Filner, did not go after Filner on charges that he harassed women, when they faced off last year?
A San Diego reporter, Rex Dalton, has posted an article at the Voice of OC accusing DeMaio of masturbating during public meetings, in a men’s room. The theory is that Filner’s camp knew about DeMaio’s proclivities and so DeMaio couldn’t go after Filner on the harassment charges as he too was compromised.
Here are a few excerpts from Dalton’s article:
But the victorious Mayor Bob Filner and his opponent, then-City Councilman Carl DeMaio — who is now running for Congress — shared a politically explosive Achilles heel: alleged inappropriate sexual behavior that was an open secret among some.
But there never has been a public accounting of how during 2009 DeMaio allegedly would leave the San Diego City Council dais during meetings to masturbate in a men’s room — events known by elected officials and suspected by members of the media.
In the months before last November’s mayoral election, Ben Hueso, the City Council’s president in 2009, acknowledged to this reporter that he witnessed DeMaio engaging in the practice twice. Hueso, now a Democratic state senator, and others suspected DeMaio’s alleged inappropriate activity was more frequent.
Describing the scene that spring when he walked in on DeMaio, who was in front of a urinal with his pants down, Hueso said: “DeMaio was masturbating. He jumped, caught by surprise. He jumped to the sink … saying ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry’ about six times. Then washed his hands, darted out.”
Well at least he washed his hands. But wow this is sick. Filner’s behavior is worse as DeMaio’s alleged actions were victim-less but neither of these guys should be running for office if all of these charges are true.
ELECTED OFFICIALS
- Donna Frye, Former San Diego City Council member
- David Alvarez, San Diego City Council
- Toni Atkins, California State Assemblymember
- Richard Barrera, San Diego Unified School Board Trustee
- Kevin Beiser, San Diego Unified School Board Trustee
- Denise Moreno Ducheny, Former California State Senator
- Marti Emerald, San Diego City Council
- John Lee Evans, San Diego Unified School Board Trustee
- George Gastil, Lemon Grove City Council
- Charles Gonzalez, United States Representative
- Luis Gutierrez, United States Representative
- Christine Kehoe, California State Senator
- Mary Salas, Former California State Assemblymember
ORGANIZATIONS
- San Diego County Democratic Party
- San Diego Democrats For Equality
- San Diego Veterans Democratic Club
- Chicano Democratic Association
- National Organization of Women (“NOW”), San Diego Chapter
- San Diego Unity League
- San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council
- United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 135
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 569
- Ironworkers Local 229
- Boilermakers
COMMUNITY LEADERS
- Nicholas Aguilar, Southwestern Community College Trustee
- Rosie Alvarado, National School Board Trustee
- Jennifer Badgley
- Cory Briggs, Attorney
- Jerry Butkiewicz Sr.
- Mateo Camarillo
- Nancy Casady, People’s Organic Food Market
- Doug Case, San Diego Democrats for Equality
- Steve Castenada, Chula Vista City Council
- Roger and Norma Cazares
- Kathleen Connell
- Bruce Coons, Save our Heritage Organisation (SOHO)
- Kirk Crosswhite
- Jim Cunningham
- Jesse Durfee, San Diego County Democratic Party Chair
- Linda Blair-Forth
- Angel Godinez
- Lorena Gonzalez, SD and Imperial Counties Labor Council
- Marco Gonzalez, Coast Law Group
- Rich Grosch, San Diego Community College Trustee
- Norma Hernandez, Southwest Community College
- Yolanda Hernandez, San Ysidro School Board Trustee
- Shelia Jackson, San Diego Unified School Board Trustee
- Deborah Knight, Friends of Rose Canyon
- Guillermo Lizarraga
- Kelly Mayhew, San Diego City College
- Floyd Morrow, Former San Diego City Councilmember
- Jim Miller, San Diego City College
- Jose Naranjo
- Humberto Peraza, Southwestern Community College Trustee
- Linda Perine
- Leslie Reynolds, Groundwater San Diego Chollas Creek
- Bernie Rhinerson, San Diego Unified School District
- Caridad Sanchez
- Esther Sanchez, California Coastal Commissioner
- Marshall Saunders, Citizens Climate Lobby
- Maria Nieto Senour, San Diego Community College Board Trustee
- Mel Shapiro, Good Government Advocate
- Nick Segura
- Johnny Simpson
- Delia Talamantez
- Dianne Takvorian, Environmental Health Coalition
- David Valladolid, Parent Institute for Quality Education
- Raquel Vazquez
- Honorable Howard Wayne, Former California State Assemblymember
- Dr. Shirley Weber, San Diego State University
- Charles Zappia, San Diego Mesa College
- Peter Zschiesche, San Diego Community College Board Trustee
DeMaio was endorsed by the Republican Party of San Diego County and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association for Mayor, and now by the Lincoln Club of San Diego for his run for Congress. I can’t believe they didn’t know about this.