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Is 55th A.D. candidate Phillip Chen violating the Hatch Act?

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Phillip Chen 6 Comments

Phillip Chen for Assembly

Phillip Chen, a Republican candidate for the 55th Assembly District, which includes part of north Orange County, is the “health deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, he is responsible for helping to formulate policy in all aspects of County health and mental health service,” according to Chen’s Linkedin Page.

That might be a problem. The Hatch Act is a federal law enacted in 1939 that prohibits federal employees, and state and local municipal workers whose jobs are paid for in part or in whole with federal funding, from seeking partisan elected office. Continue reading→

The Hatch Act ends Jose Moreno’s campaign for the 69th Assembly District

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Jose Moreno, Tom Daly Leave a comment

Jose Moreno’s campaign for the 69th Assembly District has ended – a result of a federal law, the Hatch Act, which prevents many employees of county governments from running for legislative seats – if federal funds are used by their departments. Moreno works for the Orange County Health Care Agency. As such his job was threatened – because union members and local liberal bloggers used the Hatch Act to attack him and to go after his job and his family’s well-being.

Moreno’s opponent, Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly, also appears to have a Hatch Act problem as his department takes federal money in order to fund their processing of U.S. passports. Daly is also embroiled in charges of sexual harassment.

Moreno will remain on the ballot and I will still be voting for him. Continue reading→

Assembly candidate Jose Moreno counters Hatch Act violation allegations

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Jose Moreno, Orange County, Republican Party 1 Comment

ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE JOSE MORENO COUNTERS HATCH ACT VIOLATION ALLEGATIONS

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 21, 2012
CONTACT: Jose Moreno, Email: jose@votejosemoreno.com

ANAHEIM – There has been a lot of speculation regarding my candidacy for the 69th Assembly District, and whether the federal Hatch Act applies to my campaign, which I am addressing in this press release.

With its enactment over 72 years ago, the Hatch Act was based on ending the possibility of corrupting influences from government offices that were intended to effect the outcome of “partisan elections.” While the Hatch Act’s legislative intent was just, unfortunately over time this law has been increasingly misused as a political weapon against specific candidates, with no bearing on thwarting corruption. Continue reading→

O.C. Hatch Act violators could include Daly, Quirk-Silva and Kang

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, Gregg D. Fritchle, Jorge Robles, Long Pham, Orange County, Republican Party, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Sukhee Kang 2 Comments

So the Orange County GOP and the Democratic Party of Orange County want to use the Hatch Act to push candidates that are in their way out of the picture? Well, that sword cuts two ways. There are plenty of OC GOP and DPOC candidates who should be charged with Hatch Act violations, including:

Tom Daly, a Democratic challenger for the 69th A.D., who is the Orange County Clerk. Considering he processes federal funds(processing passports requests for the US Dept of State) and charges a fee which he calls a service fee can an argument be made that any monies, directly of indirectly, received from the for US Government and used to pay expense is also a violation of the Hatch ACT? I think so! Continue reading→

Update: 69th A.D. GOP candidate Moreno, Hatch Act charges

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Chris Nguyen, Chris Norby, Democratic Party, Jose Moreno, Julio Perez, Michele Martinez, Neal Kelley, Orange County, Republican Party, Sharon Quirk-Silva Leave a comment

I had a long talk with Jose Moreno (pictured above with his family) this evening. He is the embattled Republican running for the 69th Assembly District, in a race that features four other candidates who are all Democrats.

Moreno tried to pull out of the race today when he realized that he may have violated an obscure law called the Hatch Act. This law prevents federal, state and local public employees from running for partisan offices if their agencies receive any federal funding. Continue reading→

Why is the OC GOP joining with OC Labor in attacking a Republican candidate?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Chris Nguyen, Chris Norby, John Lewis, Jose Moreno, Julio Perez, Labor, Lupe Moreno, Orange County, Republican Party, Scott Baugh, Tom Daly 3 Comments

Chris Nguyen, a Republican blogger at the OC Political blog (a blog that promotes the OC GOP machine, not to be confused with the blog you are currently reading) who is also a staffer at Assemblyman Chris Norby’s office, launched a direct attack today on Jose Moreno (pictured above), the only Republican candidate for the 69th Assembly District.

Nguyen accused Moreno of violating the Hatch Act, which prevents most federal employees from running for partisan offices. However, Moreno works for the County of Orange. Nguyen tried to make the case that Moreno’s agency is funded by the federal government, but Moreno’s agency also receives funding from the State of California, and from local sources as well.

The Hatch Act explicitly exempts local government workers whose agencies receive state funding: Continue reading→