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Why doesn’t 69th Assembly candidate Tom Daly have a campaign website yet?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Democratic Party, Jose Solorio, Julio Perez, Michele Martinez, Tom Daly 1 Comment

There are four Democrats vying for the 69th Assembly District in the upcoming open primary. Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez is leading the pack – and she has had her campaign website up for some time. Labor consultant Julio Perez has never run for anything before, but he has a website up too. Newcomer Francisco J. Barragan has no website, but that is expected as he is not a serious candidate – he is in the race to split the Santa Ana Latino vote, in order to hurt candidate Martinez.

But what is up with Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly? He does NOT have a campaign website. Why is that? He has raised thousands of dollars, but can’t even put up a simple website? Could it be that he doesn’t want us to know more about him? Or maybe he would rather not admit what his agenda is? Continue reading→

Revenge has driven Amezcua ally Barragan to run for the 69th A.D.

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, Julio Perez, Michele Martinez, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Santa Ana resident Francisco J. Barragan is finally getting the chance to avenge his pal Alfredo Amezcua’s brutal loss to Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido in 2010. Barragan announced yesterday at the Orange County Young Democrats meeting that he is “entering the 69th Assembly District race,” according to the Liberal OC blog.

“After seeing the other candidates I think I have something unique to offer,” Barragan told the Liberal OC. “I wanted to have all the pieces of my campaign in place before announcing, but this meeting pushed up my announcement.” Continue reading→

Solorio may be finished politically, but Perez could be a far bigger threat

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Democratic Party, Jose Solorio, Julio Perez, Labor, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Assemblyman Jose Solorio is a nice guy but he has been a disaster as a state legislator. This year was worse than usual. His failed Assembly Bill 350, which thankfully was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown, would have forced companies that provide building security, maintenance, window cleaning or food services to retain the employees of the previous service contractor for 90 days and then offer those employees continued employment unless their performance is unsatisfactory, according to CalWatchdog.

Solorio terms out this year and he is not going to run for any other office. Some say he intends to run for State Senator Lou Correa’s seat when it comes available in 2014, but by then Solorio will be a dim memory. But some may remember that Solorio may have doomed Orange County to yet another bankruptcy. A vote he cast last year has now cost the County of Orange $48 million in revenue – and we aren’t getting that back, according to the New Santa Ana blog. Continue reading→